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Reliability modelling for maintenance scheduling of mobile mining equipment
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Reliability modelling for maintenance scheduling of mobile mining equipment

Raymond A Summit and David Halomoan
ANZIAM Journal, Vol.55, pp.C526-C540
Biennial Engineering Mathematics and Applications Conference (EMAC), 11th (Brisbane, Australia, 01-Dec-2013–04-Dec-2013)
Cambridge University Press
2013
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https://doi.org/10.0000/anziamj.v55i0.7863View
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Mathematical Sciences Engineering reliability simulation parameter estimation Weibull distribution mining equipment maintenance
It was observed that in a particular open-pit mine, failure of the front and rear suspensions of a particular model of dump truck frequently occurs before the scheduled replacement of the parts. The Weibull distribution is used to model the time to failure of these components. Maximum likelihood estimators of the parameters are obtained and used to find a more appropriate replacement time.

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