Reliability Engineering and System Safety

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Volume 94, issue 12, 2009

Improving the quality of manually acquired data: Applying the theory of planned behaviour to data quality pp. 1881-1886

Glen D. Murphy

Reliability estimates for flawed mortar projectile bodies pp. 1887-1893

J.A. Cordes, J. Thomas, R.S. Wong and D. Carlucci

Integrating RAMS engineering and management with the safety life cycle of IEC 61508 pp. 1894-1903

Mary Ann Lundteigen, Marvin Rausand and Ingrid Bouwer Utne

On the value of redundancy subject to common-cause failures: Toward the resolution of an on-going debate pp. 1904-1916

V.M. Hoepfer, J.H. Saleh and K.B. Marais

Adjoint operator approach to functional reliability analysis of passive fluid dynamical systems pp. 1917-1926

A. John Arul, N. Kannan Iyer and K. Velusamy

Intelligence and impact contests in systems with redundancy, false targets, and partial protection pp. 1927-1941

Gregory Levitin and Kjell Hausken

Time-dependent reliability analysis of flood defences pp. 1942-1953

F.A. Buijs, J.W. Hall, P.B. Sayers and P.H.A.J.M. Van Gelder

The role of social cost–benefit analysis in societal decision-making under large uncertainties with application to robbery at a cash depot pp. 1954-1961

M. Jones-Lee and T. Aven

Bayesian updating of reliability of civil infrastructure facilities based on condition-state data and fault-tree model pp. 1962-1974

Jianye Ching and Sou-Sen Leu

Volume 94, issue 11, 2009

An exercise in model validation: Comparing univariate statistics and Monte Carlo-based multivariate statistics pp. 1695-1702

J.B. Weathers, R. Luck and J.W. Weathers

An efficient heuristic versus a robust hybrid meta-heuristic for general framework of serial–parallel redundancy problem pp. 1703-1710

Seyed Jafar Sadjadi and R. Soltani

Meeting a demand vs. enhancing protections in homogeneous parallel systems pp. 1711-1717

Gregory Levitin and Kjell Hausken

Satellite and satellite subsystems reliability: Statistical data analysis and modeling pp. 1718-1728

Jean-Francois Castet and Joseph H. Saleh

Optimising risk reduction: An expected utility approach for marginal risk reduction during regulatory decision making pp. 1729-1734

Jiawei Li, Simon Pollard, Graham Kendall, Emma Soane and Gareth Davies

Implementation and evaluation of nonparametric regression procedures for sensitivity analysis of computationally demanding models pp. 1735-1763

Curtis B. Storlie, Laura P. Swiler, Jon C. Helton and Cedric J. Sallaberry

Functional failure analysis of a thermal–hydraulic passive system by means of Line Sampling pp. 1764-1781

E. Zio and N. Pedroni

A geometric process repair model for a repairable cold standby system with priority in use and repair pp. 1782-1787

Yuan Lin Zhang and Guan Jun Wang

Redundancy analysis for repairable multi-state system by using combined stochastic processes methods and universal generating function technique pp. 1788-1795

Anatoly Lisnianski and Yi Ding

A computational model for evaluating the effects of attention, memory, and mental models on situation assessment of nuclear power plant operators pp. 1796-1805

Hyun-Chul Lee and Poong-Hyun Seong

Structural maintenance planning based on historical data of corroded deck plates of tankers pp. 1806-1817

Y. Garbatov and C. Guedes Soares

Human factors, human reliability and risk assessment in license renewal of a nuclear power plant pp. 1818-1826

Jussi K. Vaurio

A min cut-set-wise truncation procedure for importance measures computation in probabilistic safety assessment pp. 1827-1837

Nicolas Duflot, Bérenguer, Christophe, Laurence Dieulle and Dominique Vasseur

A Bayesian approach to modeling and predicting pitting flaws in steam generator tubes pp. 1838-1847

X.-X. Yuan, D. Mao and M.D. Pandey

Reliability analysis of discrete event dynamic systems with Petri nets pp. 1848-1861

Nabil Sadou and Hamid Demmou

Reliability and validity of risk analysis pp. 1862-1868

Terje Aven and Heide, Bjørnar

An efficient process to reduce infrastructure vulnerabilities facing malevolence pp. 1869-1877

Julien Piwowar, Châtelet, Eric and Laclémence, Patrick

A note on “A simple approach to search for all d-MCs of a limited-flow network†pp. 1878-1880

H. Salehi Fathabadi and M. Forghani-elahabadi

Volume 94, issue 10, 2009

Inference in hybrid Bayesian networks pp. 1499-1509

Helge Langseth, Thomas D. Nielsen, Rumí, Rafael and Salmerón, Antonio

An integrated reliability-based design optimization of offshore towers pp. 1510-1516

Halil Karadeniz, Vedat ToÄŸan and Ton Vrouwenvelder

An exact algorithm for preventive maintenance planning of series–parallel systems pp. 1517-1525

Giacomo Galante and Gianfranco Passannanti

Taguchi's approach for reliability and safety assessments in the stage separation process of a multistage launch vehicle pp. 1526-1541

J. Singaravelu, D. Jeyakumar and B. Nageswara Rao

Input-profile-based software failure probability quantification for safety signal generation systems pp. 1542-1546

Hyun Gook Kang, Ho Gon Lim, Ho Jung Lee, Man Cheol Kim and Seung Cheol Jang

Applying MORT to the analysis of the “Tláhuac†incident pp. 1547-1556

Jaime Santos-Reyes, Olmos-Peña, Samuel, Rafael Alvarado-Corona and Hernández-Simón, Luis

A human–machine interface evaluation method: A difficulty evaluation method in information searching (DEMIS) pp. 1557-1567

Jun Su Ha and Poong Hyun Seong

A joint reliability–redundancy optimization approach for multi-state series–parallel systems pp. 1568-1576

Zhigang Tian, Gregory Levitin and Ming J. Zuo

Risk assessment and early warning systems for industrial facilities in seismic zones pp. 1577-1584

Ernesto Salzano, Anita Garcia Agreda, Antonio Di Carluccio and Giovanni Fabbrocino

A two-stage approach for multi-objective decision making with applications to system reliability optimization pp. 1585-1592

Zhaojun Li, Haitao Liao and David W. Coit

Investment in new product reliability pp. 1593-1600

D.N.P. Murthy, M. Rausand and S. Virtanen

Product variety and reliability pp. 1601-1608

D.N.P. Murthy, P.-E. Hagmark and S. Virtanen

Component reliability specification pp. 1609-1617

D.N.P. Murthy, Østerås, T. and M. Rausand

A practical procedure for the selection of time-to-failure models based on the assessment of trends in maintenance data pp. 1618-1628

D.M. Louit, R. Pascual and A.K.S. Jardine

Simulation based analysis and an application to an offshore oil and gas production system of the Natvig measures of component importance in repairable systems pp. 1629-1638

Bent Natvig, Kristina A. Eide, Gåsemyr, Jørund, Arne B. Huseby and Stefan L. Isaksen

Framework for implementation of maintenance management in distribution network service providers pp. 1639-1649

Gómez Fernández, Juan Francisco and Crespo Márquez, Adolfo

Development of a new quantification method for a fire PSA pp. 1650-1657

Woo Sik Jung, Yoon-Hwan Lee and Joon-Eon Yang

Assessment of impact distances for particulate matter dispersion: A stochastic approach pp. 1658-1665

S.M. Godoy, P.L. Mores, A.S.M. Santa Cruz and N.J. Scenna

Fault tree conditioning methods to trace system configuration changes for the application to low-power/shutdown PSA pp. 1666-1675

Ho-Gon Lim, Jin-Hee Park, Sang-Hoon Han and Seong-Cheol Jang

Optimal protection of general source–sink networks via evolutionary techniques pp. 1676-1684

Jose E. Ramirez-Marquez, Claudio M. Rocco S and Gregory Levitin

Resiliency as a component importance measure in network reliability pp. 1685-1693

John C. Whitson and Jose Emmanuel Ramirez-Marquez

Volume 94, issue 9, 2009

Fault diagnostics of dynamic system operation using a fault tree based method pp. 1371-1380

E.E. Hurdle, L.M. Bartlett and J.D. Andrews

Reliability and availability analysis of dependent–dynamic systems with DRBDs pp. 1381-1393

Salvatore Distefano and Antonio Puliafito

Integrating cyber attacks within fault trees pp. 1394-1402

Igor Nai Fovino, Marcelo Masera and Alessio De Cian

Hierarchical, model-based risk management of critical infrastructures pp. 1403-1415

F. Baiardi, C. Telmon and D. Sgandurra

Analyzing maintenance strategies by agent-based simulations: A feasibility study pp. 1416-1421

M. Kaegi, R. Mock and Kröger, W.

A new modeling approach to the safety evaluation of N-modular redundant computer systems in presence of imperfect maintenance pp. 1422-1432

Francesco Flammini, Stefano Marrone, Nicola Mazzocca and Valeria Vittorini

Further development of a Causal model for Air Transport Safety (CATS): Building the mathematical heart pp. 1433-1441

B.J.M. Ale, L.J. Bellamy, R. van der Boom, J. Cooper, Roger Cooke, L.H.J. Goossens, A.R. Hale, D. Kurowicka, O. Morales, A.L.C. Roelen and J. Spouge

Development of a framework for the risk assessment of Na-Tech accidental events pp. 1442-1450

Giacomo Antonioni, Sarah Bonvicini, Gigliola Spadoni and Valerio Cozzani

An approach for assessing CCP effectiveness in food production applications by predictive QRA modelling pp. 1451-1460

Doménech, E., I. Escriche and S. Martorell

Quantitative hazard and risk analysis for fragments of high-explosive shells in air pp. 1461-1470

Häring, I., Schönherr, M. and C. Richter

Public safety investigations—A new evolutionary step in safety enhancement? pp. 1471-1479

John Stoop and Sverre Roed-Larsen

Sampling inspection for the evaluation of time-dependent reliability of deteriorating systems under imperfect defect detection pp. 1480-1490

Sebastian P. Kuniewski, Johannes A.M. van der Weide and Jan van Noortwijk

Use of decision criteria based on expected values to support decision-making in a production assurance and safety setting pp. 1491-1498

T. Aven and R. Flage

Volume 94, issue 8, 2009

An accurate approximate solution of optimal sequential age replacement policy for a finite-time horizon pp. 1245-1250

R. Jiang

A durability model incorporating safe life methodology and damage tolerance approach to assess first inspection and maintenance period for structures pp. 1251-1258

J.J. Xiong and R.A. Shenoi

Risk classification and uncertainty propagation for virtual water distribution systems pp. 1259-1273

Jacob M. Torres, Kelly Brumbelow and Seth D. Guikema

Extension of the RBD-FAST method to the computation of global sensitivity indices pp. 1274-1281

Thierry Alex Mara

An exact method for solving logical loops in reliability analysis pp. 1282-1288

Takeshi Matsuoka

Design of fault simulator pp. 1289-1298

Hossam A. Gabbar, Hanaa E. Sayed, Ajiboye S. Osunleke and Hara Masanobu

A competing risk model for the reliability of cylinder liners in marine Diesel engines pp. 1299-1307

D. Bocchetti, M. Giorgio, M. Guida and G. Pulcini

Business-oriented prioritization: A novel graphical technique pp. 1308-1313

R. Pascual, G. Del Castillo, D. Louit and P. Knights

Balancing burn-in and mission times in environments with catastrophic and repairable failures pp. 1314-1321

Mark Bebbington, Chin-Diew Lai and RiÄ ardas Zitikis

M out of n inspected systems subject to shocks in random environment pp. 1322-1330

Moshe Kenzin and Esther Frostig

Symptom-based reliability and generalized repairing cost in monitored bridges pp. 1331-1339

R. Ceravolo, M. Pescatore and A. De Stefano

Corrosion cracking prediction updating of deteriorating RC structures using inspection information pp. 1340-1348

Qinghui Suo and Mark G. Stewart

Analysis of the marine traffic safety in the Gulf of Finland pp. 1349-1357

P. Kujala, Hänninen, M., T. Arola and J. Ylitalo

On systems with shared resources and optimal switching strategies pp. 1358-1362

Maxim Finkelstein

A short Boolean derivation of mean failure frequency for any (also non-coherent) system pp. 1363-1367

Winfrid G. Schneeweiss

Volume 94, issue 7, 2009

Monte Carlo evaluation of derivative-based global sensitivity measures pp. 1135-1148

S. Kucherenko, M. Rodriguez-Fernandez, C. Pantelides and N. Shah

Screening important inputs in models with strong interaction properties pp. 1149-1155

Andrea Saltelli, Francesca Campolongo and Jessica Cariboni

Simplex-based screening designs for estimating metamodels pp. 1156-1160

Gilles Pujol

Polynomial chaos expansion for sensitivity analysis pp. 1161-1172

Thierry Crestaux, Le Maıˆtre, Olivier and Jean-Marc Martinez

An adaptive design and interpolation technique for extracting highly nonlinear response surfaces from deterministic models pp. 1173-1182

D. Shahsavani and A. Grimvall

Hierarchical adaptive experimental design for Gaussian process emulators pp. 1183-1193

Daniel Busby

Global sensitivity analysis of computer models with functional inputs pp. 1194-1204

Bertrand Iooss and Mathieu Ribatet

A new computational method of a moment-independent uncertainty importance measure pp. 1205-1211

Qiao Liu and Toshimitsu Homma

Calculating first-order sensitivity measures: A benchmark of some recent methodologies pp. 1212-1219

D. Gatelli, S. Kucherenko, Marco Ratto and S. Tarantola

Uncertainty assessment of the road safety index pp. 1220-1228

Elke Hermans, Filip Van den Bossche and Geert Wets

Sensitivity analysis for decision-making using the MORE method—A Pareto approach pp. 1229-1237

Jakin K. Ravalico, Holger R. Maier and Graeme C. Dandy

Local parametric sensitivity for mixture models of lifetime distributions pp. 1238-1244

M.J. Rufo, Pérez, C.J. and Martín, J.

Volume 94, issue 6, 2009

Application of generalised linear model for time-dependent trend assessment—A case study for the ageing PSA network pp. 1021-1029

Alexander Antonov, Valeriy Chepurko, Alexander Polyakov and Andrei Rodionov

A model-based framework for the analysis of team communication in nuclear power plants pp. 1030-1040

Yun Hyung Chung, Wan Chul Yoon and Daihwan Min

Contribution to the sample mean plot for graphical and numerical sensitivity analysis pp. 1041-1049

R. Bolado-Lavin, W. Castaings and S. Tarantola

On the nature and practical handling of the Bayesian aggregation anomaly pp. 1050-1056

Sergio Guarro and Michael Yau

Reliability analysis for wind turbines with incomplete failure data collected from after the date of initial installation pp. 1057-1063

Haitao Guo, Simon Watson, Peter Tavner and Jiangping Xiang

Reliability assessment of passive isolation condenser system of AHWR using APSRA methodology pp. 1064-1075

A.K. Nayak, Vikas Jain, M.R. Gartia, Hari Prasad, A. Anthony, S.K. Bhatia and R.K. Sinha

Component-based modeling of systems for automated fault tree generation pp. 1076-1086

Aref Majdara and Toshio Wakabayashi

Assessment of information impacts in power system security against malicious attacks in a general framework pp. 1087-1094

E. Bompard, R. Napoli and F. Xue

An automated system for batch hazard and operability studies pp. 1095-1106

C. Palmer and P.W.H. Chung

Integrated system fault diagnostics utilising digraph and fault tree-based approaches pp. 1107-1115

L.M. Bartlett, E.E. Hurdle and E.M. Kelly

Application of the fault tree analysis for assessment of power system reliability pp. 1116-1127

Andrija Volkanovski, Marko ÄŒepin and Borut Mavko

Testing statistical significance of trends in learning, ageing and safety indicators pp. 1128-1132

Viertävä, Janne and Jussi K. Vaurio

Volume 94, issue 5, 2009

A multi-criteria decision model to determine inspection intervals of condition monitoring based on delay time analysis pp. 905-912

Rodrigo J.P. Ferreira, Adiel Teixeira de Almeida and Cristiano A.V. Cavalcante

Stochastic network interdiction optimization via capacitated network reliability modeling and probabilistic solution discovery pp. 913-921

Ramirez-Marquez, José Emmanuel and Claudio M. Rocco S.

Analyzing the effect of introducing a kurtosis parameter in Gaussian Bayesian networks pp. 922-926

P. Main and H. Navarro

Tracing the unreliability and recognizing the major unreliability contribution of network components pp. 927-931

Kaigui Xie and Roy Billinton

A probabilistic-based airframe integrity management model pp. 932-941

X. Wang, Mahnaz Rabiei, J. Hurtado, M. Modarres and P. Hoffman

Verification of a primary-to-secondary leaking safety procedure in a nuclear power plant using coloured Petri nets pp. 942-953

Németh, E., T. Bartha, Cs. Fazekas and K.M. Hangos

The role of network theory and object-oriented modeling within a framework for the vulnerability analysis of critical infrastructures pp. 954-963

Irene Eusgeld, Kröger, Wolfgang, Giovanni Sansavini, Schläpfer, Markus and Enrico Zio

On the distribution type of uncertain inputs for probabilistic assessment pp. 964-968

Shin-Jon Ju

A study on importance measures and a quantification algorithm in a fire PRA model pp. 969-972

Kilyoo Kim and Sanghoon Han

Protection vs. false targets in series systems pp. 973-981

Kjell Hausken and Gregory Levitin

A virtual age model based on a bathtub shaped initial intensity pp. 982-989

Yann Dijoux

The binomial failure rate common-cause model with WinBUGS pp. 990-999

Corwin L. Atwood and Dana L. Kelly

Incorporating organizational factors into Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) of complex socio-technical systems: A hybrid technique formalization pp. 1000-1018

Zahra Mohaghegh, Reza Kazemi and Ali Mosleh

Volume 94, issue 4, 2009

Risk-based investment trade-off related to building facility management pp. 785-795

F. Taillandier, G. Sauce and R. Bonetto

Bayesian structural equation modeling method for hierarchical model validation pp. 796-809

Xiaomo Jiang and Sankaran Mahadevan

A strategy for the risk-based inspection of pressure safety valves pp. 810-818

Chi-Hui Chien, Chun-Hung Chen and Yuh J. Chao

Assessing uncertainty in extreme events: Applications to risk-based decision making in interdependent infrastructure sectors pp. 819-829

Kash Barker and Yacov Y. Haimes

An efficient particle swarm approach for mixed-integer programming in reliability–redundancy optimization applications pp. 830-837

Leandro dos Santos Coelho

Modelling and optimization of proof testing policies for safety instrumented systems pp. 838-854

Torres-Echeverría, A.C., S. Martorell and H.A. Thompson

Natural disaster risk analysis for critical infrastructure systems: An approach based on statistical learning theory pp. 855-860

Seth D. Guikema

An integrated structural framework to cost-based FMECA: The priority-cost FMECA pp. 861-871

Gionata Carmignani

Dynamic fault tree analysis using Monte Carlo simulation in probabilistic safety assessment pp. 872-883

K. Durga Rao, V. Gopika, V.V.S. Sanyasi Rao, H.S. Kushwaha, A.K. Verma and A. Srividya

On treatment of uncertainty in system planning pp. 884-890

R. Flage and T. Aven

Multi-objective hierarchical genetic algorithms for multilevel redundancy allocation optimization pp. 891-904

Ranjan Kumar, Kazuhiro Izui, Masataka Yoshimura and Shinji Nishiwaki

Volume 94, issue 3, 2009

Conceptual basis for the definition and calculation of expected dose in performance assessments for the proposed high-level radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada pp. 677-698

Jon C. Helton and Cedric J. Sallaberry

Computational implementation of sampling-based approaches to the calculation of expected dose in performance assessments for the proposed high-level radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada pp. 699-721

Jon C. Helton and Cedric J. Sallaberry

Simulation-based seismic loss estimation of seaport transportation system pp. 722-731

Ung Jin Na and Masanobu Shinozuka

An economically designed, integrated quality and maintenance model using an adaptive Shewhart chart pp. 732-741

Sofia Panagiotidou and George Nenes

Calculations of Sobol indices for the Gaussian process metamodel pp. 742-751

Amandine Marrel, Bertrand Iooss, Laurent, Béatrice and Olivier Roustant

Model-based Monte Carlo state estimation for condition-based component replacement pp. 752-758

F. Cadini, E. Zio and D. Avram

Diagnostic system for identification of accident scenarios in nuclear power plants using artificial neural networks pp. 759-762

T.V. Santosh, A. Srivastava, V.V.S. Sanyasi Rao, A.K. Ghosh and H.S. Kushwaha

Parallel systems under two sequential attacks pp. 763-772

Gregory Levitin and Kjell Hausken

Bayesian framework for prediction of future number of failures from a single group of units in the field pp. 773-775

Nader Ebrahimi

Volume 94, issue 2, 2009

Reliability engineering: Old problems and new challenges pp. 125-141

E. Zio

Availability of K-out-of-N:G systems with non-identical components subject to repair priorities pp. 142-151

A. Khatab, N. Nahas and M. Nourelfath

Probabilistic design of aluminum sheet drawing for reduced risk of wrinkling and fracture pp. 152-161

Wenfeng Zhang and Rajiv Shivpuri

Design optimization of a safety-instrumented system based on RAMS+C addressing IEC 61508 requirements and diverse redundancy pp. 162-179

Torres-Echeverría, A.C., S. Martorell and H.A. Thompson

Monte Carlo simulation for model-based fault diagnosis in dynamic systems pp. 180-186

Marzio Marseguerra and Enrico Zio

Multi-attribute risk assessment for risk ranking of natural gas pipelines pp. 187-198

A.J. Brito and A.T. de Almeida

Estimating the spatial distribution of power outages during hurricanes in the Gulf coast region pp. 199-210

Seung-Ryong Han, Seth D. Guikema, Steven M. Quiring, Kyung-Ho Lee, David Rosowsky and Rachel A. Davidson

Advanced nuclear power plant regulation using risk-informed and performance-based methods pp. 211-217

Mohammad Modarres

Optimal design of cluster-based ad-hoc networks using probabilistic solution discovery pp. 218-228

Jason L. Cook and Jose Emmanuel Ramirez-Marquez

Reliability equivalence factors of a general series–parallel system pp. 229-236

Ammar M. Sarhan

Non-parametric estimation of conditional moments for sensitivity analysis pp. 237-243

Marco Ratto, A. Pagano and P.C. Young

Vibration analysis diagnostics by continuous-time models: A case study pp. 244-253

Diego J. Pedregal and Ma. Carmen Carnero

Optimal load distribution in series–parallel systems pp. 254-260

Gregory Levitin and Suprasad V. Amari

A delay-time model with safety constraint pp. 261-267

Terje Aven and I.T. Castro

Building confidence in the reliability assessment of thermal-hydraulic passive systems pp. 268-281

E. Zio and N. Pedroni

Statistical models for the analysis of water distribution system pipe break data pp. 282-293

Shridhar Yamijala, Seth D. Guikema and Kelly Brumbelow

Effect of delayed link failure on probability of loss of assured safety in temperature-dependent systems with multiple weak and strong links pp. 294-310

J.C. Helton, J.D. Johnson and W.L. Oberkampf

Resilience and brittleness in the offshore helicopter transportation system: The identification of constraints and sacrifice decisions in pilots’ work pp. 311-319

Jose O. Gomes, David D. Woods, Paulo V.R. Carvalho, Gilbert J. Huber and Marcos R.S. Borges

SMV model-based safety analysis of software requirements pp. 320-331

Kwang Yong Koh and Poong Hyun Seong

Safety-barrier diagrams as a safety management tool pp. 332-341

Nijs Jan Duijm

Mathematical formulation and numerical treatment based on transition frequency densities and quadrature methods for non-homogeneous semi-Markov processes pp. 342-349

Moura, Márcio das Chagas and Droguett, Enrique López

Reliability properties of consecutive k-out-of-n systems of arbitrarily dependent components pp. 350-356

Eryılmaz, Serkan

A Petri net-based modelling of replacement strategies under technological obsolescence pp. 357-369

Julien Clavareau and Pierre-Etienne Labeau

Maintenance and replacement policies under technological obsolescence pp. 370-381

Julien Clavareau and Pierre-Etienne Labeau

Stochastic demand patterns for Markov service facilities with neutral and active periods pp. 382-393

Attila Csenki

A new approach to MLE of Weibull distribution with interval data pp. 394-403

Zhibin Tan

Identification of safety and security critical systems and activities pp. 404-411

Terje Aven

The management of mechanical integrity inspections at small-sized “Seveso†facilities pp. 412-417

Paolo A. Bragatto, Paolo Pittiglio and Silvia Ansaldi

Predictive maintenance policy for a gradually deteriorating system subject to stress pp. 418-431

E. Deloux, B. Castanier and Bérenguer, C.

Optimal power system generation scheduling by multi-objective genetic algorithms with preferences pp. 432-444

E. Zio, P. Baraldi and N. Pedroni

On the use of the hybrid causal logic method in offshore risk analysis pp. 445-455

Røed, Willy, Ali Mosleh, Jan Erik Vinnem and Terje Aven

Operational reliability assessment of an aircraft environmental control system pp. 456-462

K. Jenab and K. Rashidi

Bayesian estimation of mixed Weibull distributions pp. 463-473

Anduin E. Touw

The environment, international standards, asset health management and condition monitoring: An integrated strategy pp. 474-478

S. Roe and D. Mba

Machine and component residual life estimation through the application of neural networks pp. 479-489

M.A. Herzog, T. Marwala and P.S. Heyns

Impact of quality variations on product reliability pp. 490-496

R. Jiang and D.N.P. Murthy

Replacement policy in a system under shocks following a Markovian arrival process pp. 497-502

Delia Montoro-Cazorla, Pérez-Ocón, Rafael and Maria del Carmen Segovia

Monitoring reliability for a three-parameter Weibull distribution pp. 503-508

Sürücü, Barış and Hakan S. Sazak

A nonlinear mixed-effects model for degradation data obtained from in-service inspections pp. 509-519

X.-X. Yuan and M.D. Pandey

Architectural constraints in IEC 61508: Do they have the intended effect? pp. 520-525

Mary Ann Lundteigen and Marvin Rausand

An inspection model for a process with two types of inspections and repairs pp. 526-533

Wenbin Wang

Spatial distribution of water supply reliability and critical links of water supply to crucial water consumers under an earthquake pp. 534-541

Yu Wang and Siu-Kui Au

A generic method for estimating system reliability using Bayesian networks pp. 542-550

Ozge Doguc and Jose Emmanuel Ramirez-Marquez

Classification and calculation of primary failure modes in bread production line pp. 551-557

Panagiotis H. Tsarouhas

A review of different perspectives on uncertainty and risk and an alternative modeling paradigm pp. 558-567

Sundeep Samson, James A. Reneke and Margaret M. Wiecek

Deterministic network interdiction optimization via an evolutionary approach pp. 568-576

Claudio M. Rocco S and Ramirez-Marquez, José Emmanuel

Minmax defense strategy for complex multi-state systems pp. 577-587

Kjell Hausken and Gregory Levitin

False targets vs. redundancy in homogeneous parallel systems pp. 588-595

Gregory Levitin and Kjell Hausken

Parameter uncertainty effects on variance-based sensitivity analysis pp. 596-603

W. Yu and T.J. Harris

Bayesian approaches for detecting significant deterioration pp. 604-610

Røed, Willy and Terje Aven

A repair–replace strategy based on usage rate for items sold with a two-dimensional warranty pp. 611-617

N. Jack, B.P. Iskandar and D.N.P. Murthy

Designing airport checked-baggage-screening strategies considering system capability and reliability pp. 618-627

Qianmei Feng, Hande Sahin and Kailash C. Kapur

Bayesian inference in probabilistic risk assessment—The current state of the art pp. 628-643

Dana L. Kelly and Curtis L. Smith

Beyond its cost, the value of maintenance: An analytical framework for capturing its net present value pp. 644-657

Karen B. Marais and Joseph H. Saleh

Subset simulation for structural reliability sensitivity analysis pp. 658-665

Shufang Song, Zhenzhou Lu and Hongwei Qiao

Virtual age of non-repairable objects pp. 666-669

Maxim Finkelstein

Influence of step complexity and presentation style on step performance of computerized emergency operating procedures pp. 670-674

Song Xu, Zhizhong Li, Fei Song, Wei Luo, Qianyi Zhao and Gavriel Salvendy

Volume 94, issue 1, 2009

A survey of the application of gamma processes in maintenance pp. 2-21

Jan van Noortwijk

Addressing imperfect maintenance modelling uncertainty in unavailability and cost based optimization pp. 22-32

Ana Sanchez, Sofia Carlos, Sebastian Martorell and Jose F. Villanueva

Optimal non-periodic inspection for a multivariate degradation model pp. 33-43

C.T. Barker and M.J. Newby

Optimization of maintenance policy using the proportional hazard model pp. 44-52

M. Samrout, Châtelet, E., R. Kouta and N. Chebbo

Modelling and optimizing sequential imperfect preventive maintenance pp. 53-62

Michael Bartholomew-Biggs, Ming J. Zuo and Xiaohu Li

Tele-maintenance “intelligent†system for technical plants result management pp. 63-77

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