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Textbook

The textbook for the course TPK4120 "Safety and Reliability Analysis" is:

Rausand, M. and A. Høyland (2004):

System Reliability Theory; Models, Statistical Methods, and Applications,

Wiley, Hoboken, NJ

(By following the link above, you come to the homepage of the book where you can find a lot of information that is relevant to the book.)

 

Curriculum

The parts of the book that are lectured in TPK4120 are:

  • Chapter 1: all
  • Chapter 2: pp.15-33 (mid); pp.37 (mid)-41 (mid); pp. 43 (mid)-47 (mid)
  • Chapter 3: pp. 73-133 (mid); pp. 136 (mid)-139
  • Chapter 4: all
  • Chapter 5: pp. 183-187 (mid); 188 (mid)-190 (mid); 192 (mid)-204
  • Chapter 6: pp.207-214; 217 (mid)-221
  • Chapter 7: nothing
  • Chapter 8: pp. 301-346 (mid); 351 (mid)-353
  • Chapter 9: pp. 361-386 (mid)
  • Chapter 10: pp. 419-452
  • Chapter 11: nothing
  • Chapter 12: nothing
  • Chapter 13: pp. 539-546
  • Chapter 14: all

 

Arnljot Høyland (1924-2002) is the coauthor of the book "System Reliability Theory" (the textbook). He was an active coauthor of the first edition of the book, but sadly died before the second edition was initiated.

Arnljot Høyland was statistician at NTH/NTNU and has written several introductory textbooks in mathematical statistics (in Norwegian). He was the "father" of the group in mathematical statistics at NTNU and was also a mentor for the other author of your textbook (Marvin Rausand).

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