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Introduction

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With the Weibull distribution many different failure behaviours can be described.

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The three parametric Weibull distribution exhibits the characteristic lifetime T (scale parameter) and the shape parameter b and failure free time t0 location parameter.
With this third parameter (free time t0 ), failures can be described that only begin to occur after a certain time t0

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In the equations the commonly accepted scale parameter or in the denominator is represented by the term (T - t0)
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The three parametric Weibull distribution

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Parameters:

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t: Statistical variable (load time, load cycles, ) > 0

T: Characteristic lifetime, scale parameter. For t = T, F(t) = 63,2% or
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R(t) = 36,8%. T > t0 b: Shape parameter or failure slope. Determines the shape of the curve. > 0 t0: Failure free time location parameter. The parameter t0 determines the
point in time from which failures begin to occur. It corresponds to a

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shifting of the failure behaviour along the time axis. If t0

>0

then t

> t0

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Density function f(t) of the Weibull distribution for various shape parameters b (characteristic lifetime T = 1, failure free time t0 = 0)

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Wiebull Distribution

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Failure probability F(t) of the Weibull distribution for various shape parameters b (characteristic lifetime T = 1, failure free time t0 = 0)

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Survival probability R(t) of the Weibull distribution for various shape parameters b (characteristic lifetime T = 1, failure free time t0 = 0)

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Failure rate (t) of the Weibull distribution for various shape parameters b (characteristic lifetime T = 1, failure free time t0 = 0)

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The various failure rates for the Weibull distribution as in can be divided into three sections, which are identical to the three sections of the bathtub curve:

b < 1: Failure rates decrease with increasing lifetime: description of

early failures;

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b = 1: Failure rate is constant. The shape parameter b = 1 is suitable

for the description of random failures in the constant failures of the bathtub curve;

b > 1: Failure rates increase drastically with increasing lifetime.

Wearout failures can be described with b values greater than 1.

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Introduction

The various failure rates for the Weibull distribution as in can be divided into three sections, which are identical to the three sections of the bathtub curve:

b < 1: Failure rates decrease with increasing lifetime: description of

early failures;

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b = 1: Failure rate is constant. The shape parameter b = 1 is suitable

for the description of random failures in the constant failures of the bathtub curve;

b > 1: Failure rates increase drastically with increasing lifetime.

Wearout failures can be described with b values greater than 1.

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Example

Example:

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A device that shows running-in failure pattern, has threshold time to failure of 150 days and characteristic life of 100days. What is the probability that this device will fail before 200 days of running times? What is the probability that this device will survive for 180days? What is the age-specific failure rate at 180 days? (Hint: the shape factor in this case could be one of the following; 1.2 ,0.5, 4.5)

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