BlockSim Example: Phase with Failure or Success Paths

Purposes
The purposes of this example is to illustrate how to apply F/S links in Phase simulation.

RBDs for Phase and settings
The RBDs for Phase 1 and Phase 2 are as followings:

In Phase 1, Block A follows Weibull distribution with Beta = 1.5 and Eta = 1000 hours. Block B follows Weibull distribution with Beta = 1.5 and Eta = 1200 hours. No maintenance.

In Phase 2, Block A follows Weibull distribution with Beta = 1.5 and Eta = 900 hours. Block B follows Weibull distribution with Beta = 1.5 and Eta = 1150 hours. No maintenance.

Example 1
The Phase diagram is as followings:

Maintenance phase has a CM with duration 80 hours and PM with duration 20 hours for both Block A and B.

Phase 1 has duration 500 hours and Phase 2 has duration 100 hours.

If there is no failure in Phase 1, upon finish, it goes to Phase 2. If there is a failure in Phase 1, it would go to Maintenance Phase 3 directly. If there is not failure in Phase 2, upon finish, it goes back to Phase 1. If there is a failure in Phase 2, it would to go Maintenance Phase 3.

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