Poisson process can be used to represent the occurrence of structural loads over time. Suppose the mean time between occurrences of loads is 0.42 year. What is the probability that more than five loads occur during a 3 year period?
1 Answer
Jul 19, 2018
The probability is
Explanation:
The mean time between occurences is
In a
We need more than
Therefore,
The probability is
From the tables,