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Understanding Failure Risk
Written by Gary T. Fry, Vice President, Fry Technical Services, Inc.; Railway Age Contributing Editor![image description](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LEAD_Figure.jpg)
Figure 1. A person trying to lift an object is a familiar example of a system at risk of failing. (Courtesy of Gary T. Fry.)
RAILWAY AGE, MAY 2022 ISSUE: Welcome to “Timeout for Tech with Gary T. Fry, Ph.D., P.E.” Each month, we examine a technology topic that professionals in the railway industry have asked to learn more about. This month, we discuss risk of failure and methods we can use to quantify this risk.