Question
Mining Methods and Machinery Question on Transportation of Surface Mining
A transportation system for carrying ore from stock pile to railway siding through an ore bin is shown. The time between failure of each conveyor belt follows an exponential distribution with mean time between failure of 700 hours. The system is considered to be a 'success' if ore transports from stock pile to siding by any combination of belts. The reliability of the system for 350 hours of continuous successful operation, is_____.(round off up to 2 decimals)
Answer
The correct answer is: 0.70 or 0.72 (approx)