International Journal of Reliability and Safety

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Volume 6, issue 4, 2012

Algorithms for minimising the lost flow due to failed components in repairable flow networks with complex topology pp. 283-310

Michael T. Todinov

Quantifying uncertainty in statistical distribution of small sample data using Bayesian inference of unbounded Johnson distribution pp. 311-337

Kun Marhadi, Satchi Venkataraman and Shantaram S. Pai

Load-share reliability models with the piecewise constant load pp. 338-353

Sergey V. Gurov and Lev V. Utkin

Fuzzy fault tree approach for analysing the fuzzy reliability of a gas power plant pp. 354-371

Manjit Verma, Amit Kumar and Yaduvir Singh

An optimum test stopping criterion based on software reliability modelling and Taguchi methods pp. 372-385

Boby John

Volume 6, issue 1/2/3, 2012

Of reality, quality and Murphy’s law: strategies for eliminating human error and mitigating its effects pp. 3-14

Franz Knoll

Robustness assessment for progressive collapse of framed structures using pushdown analysis methods pp. 15-37

Da-Gang Lu, Shuang-Shuang Cui, Peng-Yan Song and Zhi-Heng Chen

Reliable dynamic analysis of an uncertain shear beam pp. 38-48

Mehdi Modares

Robust assessment of shear parameters from direct shear tests pp. 49-64

Wolfgang Fellin and Michael Oberguggenberger

Simulated polyhedral clouds in robust optimisation pp. 65-81

Martin Fuchs

Predicting the shear resistance of RC beams without shear reinforcement using a Bayesian neural network pp. 82-109

Osimen Iruansi, Maurizio Guadagnini, Kypros Pilakoutas and Kyriacos Neocleous

Structural analysis with probability-boxes pp. 110-129

Hao Zhang, Robert L. Mullen and Rafi L. Muhanna

Estimation of loading conditions of failed crane-hook: an image-based approach with knowledge and simulation pp. 130-147

Takao Muromaki, Kazuyuki Hanahara, Yukio Tada and Takuma Nishimura

Towards optimal effort distribution in process design under uncertainty, with application to education pp. 148-166

Olga Kosheleva and Vladik Kreinovich

Model fusion under probabilistic and interval uncertainty, with application to Earth sciences pp. 167-187

Omar Ochoa, Aaron A. Velasco, Christian Servin and Vladik Kreinovich

Scale-invariant approach to multi-criterion optimisation under uncertainty, with applications to optimal sensor placement, in particular, to sensor placement in environmental research pp. 188-203

Aline Jaimes, Craig Tweedie, Vladik Kreinovich and Martine Ceberio

Socio-ecological safety towards natural and technological disasters: Earth observations and ecological monitoring for water quality analysis pp. 204-224

Yuriy V. Kostyuchenko, Márton László, Maxim V. Yuschenko, Ivan Kopachevskyi and Yulia Bilous

Coupling of satellite observation to increase reliability of analysis of socio-ecological consequences of technological disasters pp. 225-241

Yuriy V. Kostyuchenko, Ivan Kopachevsky, Dmytro Solovyov, Maxim V. Yuschenko, Yulia Bilous and Volodymyr Gunchenko

Accurate and verified numerical computation of the matrix determinant pp. 242-254

Takeshi Ogita

Implementation of fixed structure QFT prefilter synthesised using interval constraint satisfaction techniques pp. 255-281

P.S.V. Nataraj and M.M. Deshpande

Volume 5, issue 3/4, 2011

General purpose stochastic analysis software for optimal maintenance scheduling: application to a fatigue-prone structural component pp. 211-228

Edoardo Patelli, Marcos A. Valdebenito and Gerhart I. Schueller

Recursive least-squares estimation in case of interval observation data pp. 229-249

Hansjorg Kutterer and Ingo Neumann

Robust control of integrating systems using CDM-based two-loop control structure pp. 250-269

Surekha Bhusnur and Shashwati Ray

Interval-based differential evolution approach for combined economic emission load dispatch pp. 270-284

Archana Gupta and Shashwati Ray

A probabilistic quantitative risk assessment model for fire in road tunnels with parameter uncertainty pp. 285-298

Qiang Meng and Xiaobo Qu

Random set finite element method application to tunnelling pp. 299-319

Ali Nasekhian and Helmut F. Schweiger

On the stability and controllability of fuzzy control set differential equations pp. 320-335

Nguyen Dinh Phu and Lam Quoc Dung

A new interval finite element formulation with the same accuracy in primary and derived variables pp. 336-357

M.V. Rama Rao, Robert L. Mullen and Rafi L. Muhanna

Prediction of uncertain structural behaviour and robust design pp. 358-377

Jan-Uwe Sickert, Steffen Freitag and Wolfgang Graf

Robust simulation and design using semi-infinite programs with implicit functions pp. 378-397

Matthew D. Stuber and Paul I. Barton

Fuzzy architecture of systems with alterable information: case study for tyre–ground friction estimators pp. 398-419

Valentin Ivanov

Robust design of turbine blades against manufacturing variability pp. 420-436

Nikita Thakur, A.J. Keane and P.B. Nair

Volume 5, issue 2, 2011

Modelling failure rates according to time and influencing factors pp. 95-109

Florent Brissaud, Brice Lanternier and Dominique Charpentier

Integrated physics-based approach for the reliability prediction of thermal systems pp. 110-139

O.M. Al-Habahbeh, D.K. Aidun, P. Marzocca and H. Lee

Imprecise reliability assessment when the type of the probability distribution of the random variables is unknown pp. 140-157

Efstratios Nikolaidis and Zissimos P. Mourelatos

Optimal redundancy allocation for a reliability-based total cost of ownership model using genetic algorithm pp. 158-181

G. Kanagaraj and N. Jawahar

Testing approach on dynamic fatigue property of PBGA assembly under determinate vibration excitation pp. 182-190

Zixia Chen, Yang Ping, Liqiang Zhang and Liang Qi

Buckling load variability of cylindrical shells with stochastic imperfections pp. 191-208

George Stefanou, Vissarion Papadopoulos and Manolis Papadrakakis

Volume 5, issue 1, 2011

Probabilistic sensitivity methods for correlated normal variables pp. 1-20

H. Millwater, A. Bates and E. Vazquez

Reliability and performance evaluation of extrusion dies pp. 21-43

A.K. Sheikh, M. Younas, A.F.M. Arif and Zuhair Gasem

Reliability analysis using a 'Taylor expansion-expected value' saddlepoint approximation pp. 44-65

Jia Wang, Siu-Kui Au and Ka-Veng Yuen

Bivariate optimal replacement policies for multistate degenerative systems pp. 66-82

P. Govindaraju, U. Rizwan and V. Thangaraj

Posfust reliability of a unified fuzzy Markov model pp. 83-94

B. Praba, R. Sujatha and S. Srikrishna

Volume 4, issue 4, 2010

Imprecise probabilities based on generalised intervals for system reliability assessment pp. 319-342

Yan Wang

A mechanism for linking user's operational requirements with reliability and maintenance schedule for machine tool pp. 343-358

Bhupesh Kumar Lad and Makarand S. Kulkarni

Bayesian aggregation error? pp. 359-365

Valen E. Johnson

Software system reliability and safety assessment: an extended FMEA approach pp. 366-380

Sinda Rebello and Neeraj Kumar Goyal

Analysis of a complex system with common cause failure and two types of repair facilities with different distributions in failure pp. 381-392

Mangey Ram and S.B. Singh

Improving accuracy of failure probability estimates with separable Monte Carlo pp. 393-414

Benjamin P. Smarslok, Raphael T. Haftka, Laurent Carraro and David Ginsbourger

Volume 4, issue 2/3, 2010

Spherical subset simulation (S³) for solving non-linear dynamical reliability problems pp. 122-138

Lambros Katafygiotis, Sai Hung Cheung and Ka-Veng Yuen

Reliability-based synthesis of non-linear stochastic dynamical systems: a global approximation approach pp. 139-165

Hector A. Jensen, Macarena S. Ferre and Danilo S. Kusanovic

Reliability estimation using univariate dimension reduction and extended generalised lambda distribution pp. 166-187

Erdem Acar, Masoud Rais-Rohani and Christopher D. Eamon

Estimating system reliability with correlated component failures pp. 188-205

Lance Fiondella and Swapna S. Gokhale

A Bayesian methodology for crack identification in structures using strain measurements pp. 206-237

S. Gaitanaros, G. Karaiskos, C. Papadimitriou and N. Aravas

Designing accelerated life tests for generalised exponential distribution with log-linear model pp. 238-264

Nesar Ahmad

Experimental study and nonlinear modelling by artificial neural networks of a distillation column pp. 265-284

Yahya Chetouani

Heuristic methods for solving redundancy allocation in complex systems pp. 285-298

Pardeep Kumar, D.K. Chaturvedi and G.L. Pahuja

Reliability optimisation using harmony search algorithm under performance and budget constraints pp. 299-317

Abdelkader Zeblah, Eric Chatelet, Farouk Yalaoui, Mohamed El Samrout and Yamani Massim

Volume 4, issue 1, 2010

A study on the corrosion process of gas pipeline applying grey dynamic model pp. 1-15

Guo-Dong Li, Chen-Hong Wang, Daisuke Yamaguchi, Masatake Nagai and Shiro Masuda

Targeted testing methods for reliability validation of components and systems pp. 16-45

Prabhu Soundappan, Efstratios Nikolaidis and Balaji Dheenadayalan

Development of an algorithm for automated cause-consequence diagram construction pp. 46-68

A. Valaityte, S.J. Dunnett and J.D. Andrews

Acceptance criteria for validation metrics in roadside safety based on repeated full-scale crash tests pp. 69-88

Mario Mongiardini, Malcolm H. Ray and Marco Anghileri

The effect of derating on component selection and product design pp. 89-103

Kunwar Bahadur Singh, R.K. Saket and S. Chatterji

Availability and maintenance scheduling of a repairable block-board manufacturing system pp. 104-118

Savita Garg, Jai Singh and D.V. Singh