Note on the closed-form MLEs of k-component load-sharing systems
  Recently Kim and Kvam (2004) and Singh, Sharma, Kumar (2008) proposed different load-sharing models and developed parametric inference for the these models. However, their parametric estimates are calculated using iterative numerical methods. In this note, we provide the general closed-form MLEs for the two load-sharing models provided by them. 
Chanseok Park
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