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On the replacement of systems subject to shocks and wear-dependent failure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

A. Rangan
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
R. Ester Grace*
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
*
Postal address for both authors: Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras-600036, India.
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Abstract

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A system is discussed which is subject to a conditional Poisson stream of failures, whose intensity function representing the cumulative damage level is a Markov chain.

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Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1989 

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