[eBook Code] Reliability of Safety-Critical Systems (eBook Code, 1st)

Preface xii

Acknowledgments xvii

1 Introduction 1

2 Concepts and Requirements 25

3 Failures and Failure Analysis 53

4 Testing and Maintenance 77

5 Reliability Quantification 91

6 Relaiability Data Sources 165

7 Demand Modes and Performance Measures 175

8 Average Probability of Failure on Demand 191

9 Average Frequency of Dangerous Failures 273

10 Common-Cause Failures 309

11 Imperfect Proof-Testing 343

12 Spurious Activation 359

13 Uncertainty Assessment 381

14 Closure 393

Appendix A Elements of Probability Theory 399

Acronyms 423

Symbols 427

Bibliography 431

Index 443