Reliability Theory and Models. Stochastic Failure Models, Optimal Maintenance Policies, Life Testing, and Structures

Content: 
Notes and Reports in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page iv
Contributors, Pages xi-xii
Preface, Page xiii
MARKOV AND SEMIMARKOV MODELS OF DETERIORATION, Pages 3-41, Erhan Cinlar
WEAR AND DAMAGE PROCESSES FROM SHOCK MODELS IN RELIABILITY THEORY, Pages 43-64, Moshe Shaked
STOCHASTIC PROPERTIES OF A SEQUENCE OF INTERFAILURE TIMES UNDER MINIMAL REPAIR AND UNDER REVIVAL, Pages 65-80, Harold S. Balaban, Nozer D. Singpurwalla
SOME IMPERFECT MAINTENANCE MODELS, Pages 83-101, Robert A. Fontenot, Frank Proschan
OPTIMAL REPLACEMENT FOR SELF-REPAIRING SHOCK MODELS, Pages 103-114, Gary Gottlieb, Benny Levikson
AN ITERATIVE SCHEME FOR APPROXIMATING OPTIMAL REPLACEMENT POLICIES, Pages 115-139, Joseph Quinn
OPTIMAL INVENTORIES FOR OVERHAUL OF REPAIRABLE REDUNDANT SYSTEMS: A MARKOV DECISION MODEL, Pages 141-151, Margaret K. Schaefer
NONPARAMETRIC ESTIMATION FROM ACCELERATED LIFE TESTS WITH RANDOM CENSORSHIP, Pages 155-167, D.T. McNichols, W.J. Padgett
A KALMAN FILTER APPROACH TO ACCELERATED LIFE TESTING—A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT, Pages 169-175, Richard J. Meinhold, Nozer D. Singpurwalla
INFERENCE FROM ACCELERATED LIFE TESTS, Pages 177-198, W.J. Padgett
SMALL SAMPLE STUDIES FOR LINEAR DECREASING MEAN RESIDUAL LIFE, Pages 199-218, Ina Parks S. Howell
RELIABILITY CALCULATION AND INDUCTIVE INFERENCE: AN OVERVIEW, Pages 221-229, R.E. Barlow
DECOMPOSITIONS FOR MULTISTATE MONOTONE SYSTEMS, Pages 231-241, H.W. Block, T.H. Savits
COMPUTING THE RELIABILITY OF K OUT OF N SYSTEMS, Pages 243-255, Philip J. Boland, Frank Proschan
PROXIMITY BETWEEN DISTRIBUTIONS: AN INEQUALITY AND ITS APPLICATIONS, Pages 257-266, Mark Brown
ON THE WAITING TIME FOR THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF A PATTERN, Pages 267-272, Mark Brown, Guangping Ge
A SUMMARY OF RESULTS CONCERNING DEPENDENCE PROPERTIES PRESERVED UNDER MULTIPLE INTEGRATIONS, Pages 273-288, Mei-Ling Ting Lee
INTRODUCTION, Pages 291-292, Robert T. Smythe
PRESENTATION I - Comments to Stochastic Failure Models Conference, Pages 292-295, Francis J. O'Meara
PRESENTATION II - Reliability and Maintainability Research - An RADC Point of View, Pages 295-297, Anthony J. Feduccia
PRESENTATION III - Application of Stochastic Failure Models to Gas Turbine Engines, Pages 297-303, Gary R. Adams