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Standby System Availability Using Gamma Approximation

T. Pham-GiaDepartment of Mathematics and StatisticsUniversité de Moncton, Canada
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N. TurkkanDepartment of Civil Egineering, Université de Moncton, Canada
Pages 239-265 | Published online: 14 Aug 2013

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