Abstract
Now that techniques for determining the reliability of a component or system have been discussed, the effect of combining components in series or in parallel- redundant groups should be considered. First, series systems will be discussed.
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Frankel, E.G. (1988). Reliability of Series and Parallel Systems. In: Systems Reliability and Risk Analysis. Engineering Applications of Systems Reliability and Risk Analysis, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2776-6_4
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