Reliability Engineering and System Safety

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Volume 91, issue 12, 2006

Capturing emerging complex interactions: Safety analysis in air traffic management pp. 1482-1493: Massimo Felici
Automation, interaction, complexity, and failure: A case study pp. 1494-1501: Robert L. Wears, Richard I. Cook and Shawna J. Perry
Multidisciplinary perspective on accident investigation pp. 1502-1520: S. Basnyat, N. Chozos and P. Palanque
Supporting change processes in design: Complexity, prediction and reliability pp. 1521-1534: Claudia M. Eckert, Keller, RenÃ©, Chris Earl and P. John Clarkson
An argumentation-based method for managing complex issues in design of infrastructural systems pp. 1535-1545: Emad Marashi and John P. Davis
Analysing context-dependent deviations in interacting with safety-critical systems pp. 1546-1553: PaternÃ², Fabio and Carmen Santoro
The design of complete systems: Providing human factors guidance for COTS acquisition pp. 1554-1565: Anne Bruseberg
Uncovering the information needs in complex aerospace systems pp. 1566-1575: Iya Solodilova-Whiteley and Peter Johnson
A principled approach to the design of healthcare systems: Autonomy vs. governance pp. 1576-1585: A. Taleb-Bendiab, David England, Martin Randles, Philip Miseldine and Karen Murphy

Volume 91, issue 10, 2006

Sensitivity analysis practices: Strategies for model-based inference pp. 1109-1125: Andrea Saltelli, Marco Ratto, Stefano Tarantola and Francesca Campolongo
Sensitivity analysis in presence of model uncertainty and correlated inputs pp. 1126-1134: Julien Jacques, Christian Lavergne and Nicolas Devictor
A new estimator for sensitivity analysis of model output: An application to the e-business readiness composite indicator pp. 1135-1141: Stefano Tarantola, Michela Nardo, Michaela Saisana and Debora Gatelli
Global sensitivity analysis for calculating the contribution of genetic parameters to the variance of crop model prediction pp. 1142-1147: David Makowski, Naud, CÃ©dric, Jeuffroy, Marie-HÃ©lÃ¨ne, Aude Barbottin and Monod, HervÃ©
The importance of jumps in pricing European options pp. 1148-1154: Francesca Campolongo, Jessica Cariboni and W. Schoutens
Hydrocarbon exploration risk evaluation through uncertainty and sensitivity analyses techniques pp. 1155-1162: Paolo Ruffo, Livia Bazzana, Alberto Consonni, Anna Corradi, Andrea Saltelli and Stefano Tarantola
Accounting for components interactions in the differential importance measure pp. 1163-1174: Enrico Zio and Luca Podofillini
Survey of sampling-based methods for uncertainty and sensitivity analysis pp. 1175-1209: J.C. Helton, J.D. Johnson, C.J. Sallaberry and C.B. Storlie
An approximate sensitivity analysis of results from complex computer models in the presence of epistemic and aleatory uncertainties pp. 1210-1218: Bernard Krzykacz-Hausmann
The use of global uncertainty methods for the evaluation of combustion mechanisms pp. 1219-1231: Alison. S. Tomlin
Local and global uncertainty analysis of complex chemical kinetic systems pp. 1232-1240: ZÃ¡dor, J., ZsÃ©ly, I.Gy. and TurÃ¡nyi, T.
Response surfaces and sensitivity analyses for an environmental model of dose calculations pp. 1241-1251: Bertrand Iooss, FranÃ§ois Van Dorpe, and Nicolas Devictor
Input screening: Finding the important model inputs on a budget pp. 1252-1256: Max D. Morris
Refinement strategies for stratified sampling methods pp. 1257-1265: Charles Tong
Comparison of pure and â€œLatinizedâ€ centroidal Voronoi tessellation against various other statistical sampling methods pp. 1266-1280: Vicente J. Romero, John V. Burkardt, Max D. Gunzburger and Janet S. Peterson
Combined array experiment design pp. 1281-1289: L.M. Moore, Margery McKay and K.S. Campbell
Bayesian analysis of computer code outputs: A tutorial pp. 1290-1300: Oâ€™Hagan, A.
Case studies in Gaussian process modelling of computer codes pp. 1301-1309: Marc C. Kennedy, Clive W. Anderson, Stefano Conti and Oâ€™Hagan, Anthony
Sensitivity estimations for Bayesian inference models solved by MCMC methods pp. 1310-1314: PÃ©rez, C.J., MartÃn, J. and M.J. Rufo
Comments on generalised likelihood uncertainty estimation pp. 1315-1321: Renata J. Romanowicz and Keith J. Beven
A response-modeling alternative to surrogate models for support in computational analyses pp. 1322-1330: Brian Rutherford
Calibration, validation, and sensitivity analysis: What's what pp. 1331-1357: T.G. Trucano, L.P. Swiler, T. Igusa, W.L. Oberkampf and M. Pilch
Statistical calibration of computer simulations pp. 1358-1363: Katherine Campbell
Probabilistic inversion for chicken processing lines pp. 1364-1372: Roger Cooke, Maarten Nauta, Arie H. Havelaar and Ine van der Fels
Our calibrated model has poor predictive value: An example from the petroleum industry pp. 1373-1381: J.N. Carter, P.J. Ballester, Z. Tavassoli and P.R. King
Simulation error models for improved reservoir prediction pp. 1382-1389: Oâ€™Sullivan, A. and M. Christie
Validation and error estimation of computational models pp. 1390-1397: Ramesh Rebba, Sankaran Mahadevan and Shuping Huang
Application of MCMCâ€“GSA model calibration method to urban runoff quality modeling pp. 1398-1405: A. Kanso, G. Chebbo and B. Tassin
Estimation procedures and error analysis for inferring the total plutonium (Pu) produced by a graphite-moderated reactor pp. 1406-1413: Patrick G. Heasler, Tom Burr, Bruce Reid, Christopher Gesh and Charles Bayne
Sensitivity analysis in conjunction with evidence theory representations of epistemic uncertainty pp. 1414-1434: J.C. Helton, J.D. Johnson, W.L. Oberkampf and C.J. Sallaberry
Sensitivity analysis using probability bounding pp. 1435-1442: Scott Ferson and W. Troy Tucker
Uncertainty-based sensitivity indices for imprecise probability distributions pp. 1443-1451: Jim W. Hall
On a strategy for the reduction of the lack of knowledge (LOK) in model validation pp. 1452-1460: LadevÃ¨ze, P., G. Puel and T. Romeuf
Varying correlation coefficients can underestimate uncertainty in probabilistic models pp. 1461-1467: Scott Ferson and Janos G. Hajagos
Sensitivity analysis when model outputs are functions pp. 1468-1472: Katherine Campbell, Michael D. McKay and Brian J. Williams

Volume 91, issue 9, 2006

Basics of genetic algorithms optimization for RAMS applications pp. 977-991: M. Marseguerra, E. Zio and S. Martorell
Multi-objective optimization using genetic algorithms: A tutorial pp. 992-1007: Abdullah Konak, David W. Coit and Alice E. Smith
Soft computing approach for reliability optimization: State-of-the-art survey pp. 1008-1026: Mitsuo Gen and YoungSu Yun
Use of multiple objective evolutionary algorithms in optimizing surveillance requirements pp. 1027-1038: S. Martorell, S. Carlos, J.F. Villanueva, A.i Sanchez, B. Galvan, D. Salazar and M. Cepin
Optimizing the product-based availability of a buffered industrial process pp. 1039-1048: Michael Hamada, Harry F. Martz, Eric C. Berg and Arthur J. Koehler
Redundancy allocation for multi-state systems using physical programming and genetic algorithms pp. 1049-1056: Zhigang Tian and Ming J. Zuo
Optimization of constrained multiple-objective reliability problems using evolutionary algorithms pp. 1057-1070: Daniel Salazar, Claudio M. Rocco and GalvÃ¡n, Blas J.
Optimal resource allocation on grid systems for maximizing service reliability using a genetic algorithm pp. 1071-1082: Yuan-Shun Dai and Xiao-Long Wang
Multi-objective genetic algorithm for solving N-version program design problem pp. 1083-1094: Hidemi Yamachi, Yasuhiro Tsujimura, Yasushi Kambayashi and Hisashi Yamamoto
Cause and effect analysis by fuzzy relational equations and a genetic algorithm pp. 1095-1101: Alexander P. Rotshtein, Morton Posner and Hanna B. Rakytyanska

Volume 91, issue 8, 2006

Validation of models with multivariate output pp. 861-871: Ramesh Rebba and Sankaran Mahadevan
Reprioritization of failures in a system failure mode and effects analysis by decision making trial and evaluation laboratory technique pp. 872-881: S.M. Seyed-Hosseini, N. Safaei and M.J. Asgharpour
Reliability demonstration test planning: A three dimensional consideration pp. 882-893: Om Prakash Yadav, Nanua Singh and Parveen S. Goel
New insights on multi-state component criticality and importance pp. 894-904: Jose E. Ramirez-Marquez, Claudio M. Rocco, Bethel A. Gebre, David W. Coit and Michael Tortorella
Confidence bounds for the reliability of binary capacitated two-terminal networks pp. 905-914: RamÃrez-MÃ¡rquez, JosÃ© E. and Wei Jiang
Estimation of mixed Weibull distribution parameters using the SCEM-UA algorithm: Application and comparison with MLE in automotive reliability analysis pp. 915-922: Zhejun Gong
A simple algorithm to generate all (d,B)-MCs of a multicommodity stochastic-flow network pp. 923-929: Yi-Kuei Lin
Bias correction for the least squares estimator of Weibull shape parameter with complete and censored data pp. 930-939: L.F. Zhang, M. Xie and L.C. Tang
A supplemental algorithm for the repairable system in the GO methodology pp. 940-944: Zupei Shen, Xingjian Dai and Xiangrui Huang
An evaluation system of the setting up of predictive maintenance programmes pp. 945-963: MaCarmen Carnero
Generalizing the safety factor approach pp. 964-973: Jonas Clausen, Sven Ove Hansson and Fred Nilsson

Volume 91, issue 7, 2006

The AltaRica data-flow language in use: modeling of production availability of a multi-state system pp. 747-755: M. Boiteau, Y. Dutuit, A. Rauzy and J.-P. Signoret
Composite scale modeling in the presence of censored data pp. 756-764: R. Jiang and A.K.S. Jardine
Assessment of reversible multi-state k-out-of-n:G/F/Load-Sharing systems with flow-graph models pp. 765-771: K. Jenab and B.S. Dhillon
Optimal periodic preventive maintenance policy for leased equipment pp. 772-777: J. Pongpech and D.N.P. Murthy
Major hazard risk indicators for monitoring of trends in the Norwegian offshore petroleum sector pp. 778-791: Jan Erik Vinnem, Terje Aven, HusebÃ¸, Torleif, Jorunn Seljelid and Odd J. Tveit
Optimal reserve management for restructured power generating systems pp. 792-799: Yi Ding, Peng Wang and Anatoly Lisnianski
The k-out-of-n acyclic multistate-node networks reliability evaluation using the universal generating function method pp. 800-808: Wei-Chang Yeh
An artificial neural network for modeling reliability, availability and maintainability of a repairable system pp. 809-819: P.S. Rajpal, K.S. Shishodia and G.S. Sekhon
Evaluating the probability that the outputs of a computer code with random inputs will meet a set of evaluation criteria pp. 820-827: Graham B. Wallis
Bayesian analysis of repairable systems showing a bounded failure intensity pp. 828-838: Maurizio Guida and Gianpaolo Pulcini
A combined goal programmingâ€”AHP approach to maintenance selection problem pp. 839-848: Massimo Bertolini and Maurizio Bevilacqua
Designing a Bayesian network for preventive maintenance from expert opinions in a rapid and reliable way pp. 849-856: G. Celeux, F. Corset, A. Lannoy and B. Ricard

Volume 91, issue 6, 2006

Application of condition-based HRA method for a manual actuation of the safety features in a nuclear power Plant pp. 627-633: Hyun Gook Kang and Seung-Cheol Jang
Variable screening and ranking using sampling-based sensitivity measures pp. 634-647: Y-T. Wu and Sitakanta Mohanty
Software design specification and analysis technique (SDSAT) for the development of safety-critical systems based on a programmable logic controller (PLC) pp. 648-664: Seo Ryong Koo and Poong Hyun Seong
Reliability: How much is it worth? Beyond its estimation or prediction, the (net) present value of reliability pp. 665-673: J.H. Saleh and K. Marais
Reliability-based failure cause assessment of collapsed bridge during construction pp. 674-688: Hyun-Ho Choi, Sang-Yoon Lee, Il-Yoon Choi, Hyo-Nam Cho and Sankaran Mahadevan
The beta exponential distribution pp. 689-697: Saralees Nadarajah and Samuel Kotz
The use of lifetime functions in the optimization of interventions on existing bridges considering maintenance and failure costs pp. 698-705: Seung-Ie Yang, Dan M. Frangopol, Yoriko Kawakami and Neves, LuÃs C.
A fuzzy modeling application of CREAM methodology for human reliability analysis pp. 706-716: Myrto Konstandinidou, Zoe Nivolianitou, Chris Kiranoudis and Nikolaos Markatos
Random balance designs for the estimation of first order global sensitivity indices pp. 717-727: S. Tarantola, D. Gatelli and T.A. Mara
Prediction of the human response time with the similarity and quantity of information pp. 728-734: Sungjin Lee, Gyunyoung Heo and Soon Heung Chang
Reliability analysis of reinforced concrete grids with nonlinear material behavior pp. 735-744: Rodrigo A Neves, Alaa Chateauneuf, Wilson S Venturini and Maurice Lemaire

Volume 91, issue 5, 2006

An analytical model for interactive failures pp. 495-504: Yong Sun, Lin Ma, Joseph Mathew and Sheng Zhang
Reliability evaluation of the power supply of an electrical power net for safety-relevant applications pp. 505-514: Alejandro D. Dominguez-Garcia, John G. Kassakian and Joel E. Schindall
Application of Bayesian network to the probabilistic risk assessment of nuclear waste disposal pp. 515-532: Chang-Ju Lee and Kun Jai Lee
Non-minimal sums of disjoint products pp. 533-538: Lorenzo Traldi
Evaluate the performance of a stochastic-flow network with cost attribute in terms of minimal cuts pp. 539-545: Yi-Kuei Lin
Process monitoring based on classification tree and discriminant analysis pp. 546-555: Yifeng Zhou, Juergen Hahn and M. Sam Mannan
Bayesian framework for managing preferences in decision-making pp. 556-569: Marc A. Maes and Michael H. Faber
Reliability and performance analysis of hardwareâ€“software systems with fault-tolerant software components pp. 570-579: Gregory Levitin
A computational method for probabilistic safety assessment of I&C systems and human operators in nuclear power plants pp. 580-593: Man Cheol Kim and Poong Hyun Seong
Gradient and parameter sensitivity estimation for systems evaluated using Monte Carlo analysis pp. 594-601: Mukshed Ahammed and Robert E. Melchers
Event storm detection and identification in communication systems pp. 602-613: Mouayad Albaghdadi, Bruce Briley and Martha Evens
A method for evaluating fault coverage using simulated fault injection for digitalized systems in nuclear power plants pp. 614-623: Suk Joon Kim, Poong Hyun Seong, Jun Seok Lee, Man Cheol Kim, Hyun Gook Kang and Seung Cheol Jang

Volume 91, issue 4, 2006

Availability and reliability of k-out-of-(M+N):G warm standby systems pp. 381-387: Tieling Zhang, Min Xie and Michio Horigome
An alternative perspective on the mixture estimation problem pp. 388-397: M. Nagode and M. Fajdiga
Causeâ€“consequence analysis of non-repairable phased missions pp. 398-406: Gintare Vyzaite, Sarah Dunnett and John Andrews
Using dual response surfaces to reduce variability in launch vehicle design: A case study pp. 407-412: Ozgur Yeniay, Resit Unal and Roger A. Lepsch
Maintenance resources optimization applied to a manufacturing system pp. 413-420: Fiori de Castro, HÃ©lio and Katia Lucchesi Cavalca
A new perspective on Renn and Klinke's approach to risk evaluation and management pp. 421-432: V. Kristensen, T. Aven and D. Ford
Random effects model for the reliability management of modules of a fighter aircraft pp. 433-437: So Young Sohn, Kyung Bok Yoon and In Sang Chang
Generating capacity adequacy evaluation of small stand-alone power systems containing solar energy pp. 438-443: Roy Billinton and Bagen,
Maintenance strategy based on a multicriterion classification of equipments pp. 444-451: GÃ³mez de LeÃ³n Hijes, FÃ©lix C. and Cartagena, JosÃ© Javier Ruiz
On the bootstrap confidence intervals of the process incapability index Cpp pp. 452-459: Chao-Yu Chou, Yu-Chang Lin, Chun-Lang Chang and Chung-Ho Chen
Periodic imperfect preventive maintenance with two categories of competing failure modes pp. 460-468: R.I. Zequeira and BÃ©renguer, C.
The effect of discounting, different mortality reduction schemes and predictive cohort life tables on risk acceptability criteria pp. 469-484: Rackwitz, RÃ¼diger

Volume 91, issue 3, 2006

Reliability assessment of embedded digital system using multi-state function pp. 261-269: Jong Gyun Choi and Poong Hyun Seong
An analytic model for situation assessment of nuclear power plant operators based on Bayesian inference pp. 270-282: Man Cheol Kim and Poong Hyun Seong
A computational model for knowledge-driven monitoring of nuclear power plant operators based on information theory pp. 283-291: Man Cheol Kim and Poong Hyun Seong
QRASâ€”the quantitative risk assessment system pp. 292-304: Frank J. Groen, Carol Smidts and Ali Mosleh
Reliability analysis of a repairable k-out-of-n system with some components being suspended when the system is down pp. 305-310: Xiaohu Li, Ming J. Zuo and Richard C.M. Yam
Probability of loss of assured safety in temperature dependent systems with multiple weak and strong links pp. 320-348: J.C. Helton, J.D. Johnson and W.L. Oberkampf
The â€˜PROCESOâ€™ index: a new methodology for the evaluation of operational safety in the chemical industry pp. 349-361: MaroÃ±o, M., PeÃ±a, J.A. and SantamarÃa, J.
Optimum policies for a system with general imperfect maintenance pp. 362-369: Shey-Huei Sheu, Yuh-Bin Lin and Gwo-Liang Liao
Comparison of techniques for modeling accident progression in dynamic aerospace applications with and without repair pp. 370-377: Chester J. Everline and Todd Paulos

Volume 91, issue 2, 2006

Asymptotic failure rate of a continuously monitored systemâ˜†â˜†Revised version of the paper presented at QUALITA 2003 pp. 126-130: A. Grall, L. Dieulle, BÃ©renguer, C. and M. Roussignol
A maintenance policy for two-unit parallel systems based on imperfect monitoring informationâ˜†â˜†Revised version of the paper presented at QUALITA 2003 pp. 131-136: Anne Barros, Christophe Berenguer and Antoine Grall
An aggregation method of Markov graphs for the reliability analysis of hybrid systemsâ˜†â˜†Revised version of the paper presented at QUALITA 2003 pp. 137-148: Schoenig, RaphaÃ«l, Aubry, Jean-FranÃ§ois, Thierry Cambois and Tony Hutinet
Complex system reliability modelling with Dynamic Object Oriented Bayesian Networks (DOOBN)â˜†â˜†Revised version of the paper presented at QUALITA 2003 pp. 149-162: Philippe Weber and Lionel Jouffe
Reliability analysis of pipelines carrying H2S for risk based inspection of heavy water plants pp. 163-170: A Santosh, Gopika Vinod, O.P. Shrivastava, R.K. Saraf, A.K. Ghosh and H.S. Kushwaha
State space models for condition monitoring: a case study pp. 171-180: Diego J. Pedregal and Ma Carmen Carnero
A combination of Monte Carlo simulation and cellular automata for computing the availability of complex network systems pp. 181-190: Enrico Zio, Luca Podofillini and Zille, ValÃ©rie
A probabilistic approach for determining the control mode in CREAM pp. 191-199: Man Cheol Kim, Poong Hyun Seong and Erik Hollnagel
Application of stochastic filtering for lifetime prediction pp. 200-208: MyÃ¶tyri, E., U. Pulkkinen and K. Simola
Evaluation and comparison of estimation methods for failure rates and probabilities pp. 209-221: Jussi K. Vaurio and JÃ¤nkÃ¤lÃ¤, Kalle E.
Best estimate method and safety analysis II pp. 222-232: M. Makai and PÃ¡l, L.
A model for preventive maintenance planning by genetic algorithms based in cost and reliability pp. 233-240: Celso Marcelo F. Lapa, Pereira, ClÃ¡udio MÃ¡rcio N.A. and Paes de Barros, MÃ¡rcio
Optimal replacement and overhaul decisions with imperfect maintenance and warranty contracts pp. 241-248: R. Pascual and J.H. Ortega
Highlights from the early (and pre-) history of reliability engineering pp. 249-256: J.H. Saleh and K. Marais

Volume 91, issue 1, 2006

A deteriorating two-system with two repair modes and sojourn times phase-type distributed pp. 1-9: Delia Montoro-Cazorla and PÃ©rez-OcÃ³n, Rafael
A synergetic approach for assessing and improving equipment performance in offshore industry based on dependability pp. 10-19: V. Ebrahimipour and K. Suzuki
Risk-informed optimisation of railway tracks inspection and maintenance procedures pp. 20-35: Luca Podofillini, Enrico Zio and Vatn, JÃ¸rn
A new algorithm for generating minimal cut sets in k-out-of-n networks pp. 36-43: Wei-Chang Yeh
Testing digital safety system software with a testability measure based on a software fault tree pp. 44-52: Se Do Sohn and Poong Hyun Seong
The appropriateness of the systematic framework to develop diagnosis procedures of nuclear power plantsâ€”an experimental verification pp. 53-65: Jinkyun Park and Wondea Jung
On the optimal scheduling of periodic tests and maintenance for reliable redundant components pp. 66-72: Pierre-Jacques Courtois and Philippe Delsarte
Reliability analysis of TLP tethers under impulsive loading pp. 73-83: R.A. Khan, N.A. Siddiqui, S.Q.A. Naqvi and S. Ahmad
A method for the efficient prioritization of infrastructure renewal projects pp. 84-99: D.M. Karydas and J.F. Gifun
Overall strategy for risk evaluation and priority setting of risk regulations pp. 100-111: Per Hokstad and Trygve Steiro
Effects of variable transformations on errors in FORM results pp. 112-118: Quan Qin, Daojin Lin, Gang Mei and Hao Chen

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