Research Article
Reliability Model Construction for Complex System Based on Common Cause Failure Network
Table 1
The formal expression of system’s connections.
| Connection types between components | Graphical representation | Description |
| Mechanical connection () | | Mechanical connection between components is unidirectional | | Mechanical connection between components is bidirectional |
| Electrical connection () | | Electrical connection between components is unidirectional | | Electrical connection between components is bidirectional |
| Information link () | | Information link between components is unidirectional | | Information link between components is bidirectional |
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