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(eng): A system composed from a set of independent and identical parallel units is considered and its resistance (survival) against an increasing load is modelled by a counting process model, in the framework of statistical survival analysis. The objective is to estimate the (nonparametrized) hazard function of the distribution of loads breaking the units of the system (breaking strengths), to derive the large sample properties of the estimator, and to propose a goodness-of-fit test.