Table of Contents

FOREWORD<br>INTRODUCTION<br>1 Scope<br>2 Normative references<br>3 Terms and definitions<br>4 Symbols and abbreviated terms<br>5 Preliminary considerations, main assumptions, and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;limitations<br>6 Establishment of system success/failed states<br>7 Elementary models<br>8 Qualitative analysis: minimal tie sets and minimal<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;cut sets<br>9 Quantitative analysis: blocks with constant<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;probability of failure/success<br>10 Quantitative analysis: blocks with time dependent<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;probabilities of failure/success<br>11 Boolean techniques for quantitative analysis of<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;large models<br>12 Extension of reliability block diagram techniques<br>Annex A (informative) - Summary of formulae<br>Annex B (informative) - Boolean algebra methods<br>Annex C (informative) - Time dependent probabilities<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and RBD driven Markov processes<br>Annex D (informative) - Importance factors<br>Annex E (informative) - RBD driven Petri nets<br>Annex F (informative) - Numerical examples and curves<br>Bibliography<br>Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;publications with their corresponding<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;European publications

Abstract

Defines the requirements to apply when reliability block diagrams (RBDs) are used in dependability analysis.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	British Standards Institution
Pages
ISBN
Committee	DS/1
Supersedes	03/116099 DC : DRAFT NOV 2003 BS 5760-9(1992) : 1992 AMD 8152 15/30310506 DC : 0