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Compared with the parallel system with independent failure, the factor, cascading failure, could reduce the reliability of the parallel system. This paper analyzes reliability of two-identical-units parallel system with cascading failure, using the theory of the renewal process and Markov process. To counteract the impact of cascading failure, preventive maintenance policy is put forward into this...