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Multi-state System Reliability Analysis and Optimization for Engineers and Industrial Managers presents a comprehensive, up-to-date description of multi-state s

Many real systems are composed of multi-state components with different performance levels and several failure modes. These affect the whole system's performanc

This book is a comprehensive overview of the recently developed methods for assessing and optimizing system reliability and safety. It consists of two main part

This book addresses a modern topic in reliability: multi-state and continuous-state system reliability, which has been intensively developed in recent years. It