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Term of the Road Dictionary

useful life

Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
Theme : Operations Asset Management and Maintenance Asset Management
Definition : Under given conditions, the time interval beginning at a given instant of time and ending when the failure rate becomes unacceptable, or when the item is considered unrepairable as a result of a fault or for other relevant factors [EN 13306].

Brauchbarkeitsdauer

Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
Theme : Betrieb Erhaltung und Instandhaltung (syn. Asset management AT) Erhaltung
Definition : Unter gegebenen Bedingungen das Zeitintervall, das zu einem gegebenen Zeitpunkt beginnt und dann endet, wenn die Ausfallrate unvertretbar wird oder wenn die Einheit als Folge eines Fehlers oder aus anderen sachlichen Umständen als nicht mehr reparierbar angesehen wird [EN 13306].

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