Reliability modeling algorithms for a class of large repairable systems
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The reliability performance of some multistate large repairable systems cannot be described by a dichotomy of success and failure but by probability and frequency distribution of several levels of performance, algorithms for reliability modeling of such systems consisting of several units, each contributing a finite amount to the total system capacity. The first algorithm describes system model building by the sequential addition of units and the second one can be used for taking off particular units from the system model. The algorithms are fast and can be easily implemented in a computer program. 1976.