A reliability model for assessing the risk of termite attack on housing in Australia

Robert H. Leicester, Chi-Hsiang Wang and Laurie J. Cookson

Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 2008, vol. 93, issue 3, 468-475

Abstract: This paper describes a reliability model that was developed to estimate the risk of a successful termite attack on a house in Australia. The model of termite attack was based on the use of information obtained from a national database and on a formal survey of expert opinion. This information was embedded in a reliability model that is used to predict risk. Such models are an essential component of risk management strategies.

Keywords: Reliability; Expert opinion; Models; Termites (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2006.12.016

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