Question

Assume that the breaking system of a train consists of two components connected in series with both of them following Weibull distributions. For the first component the shape parameter is 2.1 and the characteristic life is 100,000 breaking events. For the second component the shape parameter is 1.8 and characteristic life of 80,000. Find the reliability of the system after 2,000 breaking events:

Answer 1

0.9984

Explanation:

we have shape parameter for the first component as 2.1

characteristics life = 100000

for this component

we have

exp(-2000/100000)².¹

= e^-0.0002705

= 0.9997

for the second component

shape parameter = 1.8

characteristic life = 80000

= exp(-2000/80000)¹.⁸

= e^-0.001307

= 0.9987

the reliability oif the system after 2000 events

= 0.9987 * 0.9997

= 0.9984