@article{ref1,
title="A structured procedure for dependent failure analysis (DFA)",
journal="Reliability engineering",
year="1987",
author="Johnston, B. D.",
volume="19",
number="2",
pages="125-136",
abstract="A recent European Benchmark Exercise has once again provided some evidence that dependent failures can dominate a reliability assessment by three or four orders of magnitude. In any reliability analysis the effect of dependent failures must therefore be assessed. Methods and procedures currently exist which make a dependent failure assessment possible. The best general approach available now, it is contended, is a systems approach which takes account of system defences in evaluating the contribution of dependent failures. A structured procedure for such an approach is presented.<p />",
language="",
issn="0143-8174",
doi="10.1016/0143-8174(87)90107-7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0143-8174(87)90107-7"
}