IEC 61508: Effect of Test Policy on the Probability of Failure on Demand of Safety Instrumented Systems
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IEC 61508: Effect of Test Policy on the Probability of Failure on Demand of Safety Instrumented Systems Sergio Contini, Sabrina Copelli*, Massimo Raboni , Vincenzo Torretta , Carlo Sala Cattaneo , Renato Rota b a Università degli Studi dell’Insubria Dip. di Scienza e Alta Tecnologia, Via G.B. Vico 46 21100 Varese Italy b Politecnico di Milano Dip. di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica “G. Natta”, Via Mancinelli 7 20131 Milano Italy [email protected]
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