A discrete stress–strength interference model based on universal generating function

Zong-Wen An, Hong-Zhong Huang and Yu Liu

Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 2008, vol. 93, issue 10, 1485-1490

Abstract: Continuous stress–strength interference (SSI) model regards stress and strength as continuous random variables with known probability density function. This, to some extent, results in a limitation of its application. In this paper, stress and strength are treated as discrete random variables, and a discrete SSI model is presented by using the universal generating function (UGF) method. Finally, case studies demonstrate the validity of the discrete model in a variety of circumstances, in which stress and strength can be represented by continuous random variables, discrete random variables, or two groups of experimental data.

Keywords: Discrete model; Stress–strength interference; Universal generating function; Component reliability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2007.09.011

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