RAM Advanced Techniques & Methods 2

Question 1

Which accelerated life testing (ALT) model assumes a linear relationship between the log of the acceleration factor and the reciprocal of absolute temperature?

Accepted Answer

Arrhenius model

Answer

The Arrhenius model relates failure rate to temperature via an exponential function of 1/T, making log(AF) linear in 1/T.

Question 2

In reliability block diagram (RBD) analysis, what configuration yields the highest system reliability for the same set of components?

Accepted Answer

Standby redundancy with cold standby

Answer

Cold standby redundancy yields the highest reliability because standby units do not accumulate failure hours until switched in, unlike active parallel units.

Question 3

What does the 'beta' parameter in a Weibull distribution indicate when its value is less than 1?

Accepted Answer

Infant mortality failures dominating

Answer

A Weibull shape parameter β < 1 indicates a decreasing hazard rate, characteristic of infant mortality or early-life failure modes.

Question 4

Which RAM analysis technique uses Monte Carlo simulation to propagate uncertainty through a reliability model?

Accepted Answer

Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA)

Answer

Probabilistic risk assessment uses Monte Carlo simulation to propagate parameter uncertainties and quantify the distribution of system risk metrics.

Question 5

A system has MTBF of 500 hours and MTTR of 10 hours. What is its steady-state availability?

Accepted Answer

0.9804

Answer

Steady-state availability = MTBF / (MTBF + MTTR) = 500 / (500 + 10) = 500/510 ≈ 0.9804.

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