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This chapter presents two advanced reliability modeling techniques, i.e. Monte Carlo simulation and dynamic fault tree analysis . They are particularly useful for modeling the reliability of complex systems.
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Verma, A.K., Ajit, S., Karanki, D.R. (2016). Reliability of Complex Systems. In: Reliability and Safety Engineering. Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6269-8_4
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