Journal: Rel. Eng. & Sys. Safety

Volume 91, Issue 9

975 -- 976Gregory Levitin. Genetic algorithms in reliability engineering
977 -- 991Marzio Marseguerra, Enrico Zio, Sebastián Martorell. Basics of genetic algorithms optimization for RAMS applications
992 -- 1007Abdullah Konak, David W. Coit, Alice E. Smith. Multi-objective optimization using genetic algorithms: A tutorial
1008 -- 1026Mitsuo Gen, YoungSu Yun. Soft computing approach for reliability optimization: State-of-the-art survey
1027 -- 1038Sebastián Martorell, Sofía Carlos, José F. Villanueva, Ana Sánchez, Blas Galván, Daniel Salazar, Marko Cepin. Use of multiple objective evolutionary algorithms in optimizing surveillance requirements
1039 -- 1048Michael S. Hamada, Harry F. Martz, Eric C. Berg, Arthur J. Koehler. Optimizing the product-based availability of a buffered industrial process
1049 -- 1056Zhigang Tian, Ming J. Zuo. Redundancy allocation for multi-state systems using physical programming and genetic algorithms
1057 -- 1070Daniel Salazar, Claudio M. Rocco Sanseverino, Blas Galván. Optimization of constrained multiple-objective reliability problems using evolutionary algorithms
1071 -- 1082Yuan-Shun Dai, Xiaolong Wang. Optimal resource allocation on grid systems for maximizing service reliability using a genetic algorithm
1083 -- 1094Hidemi Yamachi, Yasuhiro Tsujimura, Yasushi Kambayashi, Hisashi Yamamoto. Multi-objective genetic algorithm for solving N-version program design problem
1095 -- 1101Alexander Rotshtein, Morton Posner, Hanna Rakytyanska. Cause and effect analysis by fuzzy relational equations and a genetic algorithm

Volume 91, Issue 8

861 -- 871Ramesh Rebba, Sankaran Mahadevan. Validation of models with multivariate output
872 -- 881S. M. Seyed Hosseini, N. Safaei, M. J. Asgharpour. Reprioritization of failures in a system failure mode and effects analysis by decision making trial and evaluation laboratory technique
882 -- 893Om Prakash Yadav, Nanua Singh, Parveen S. Goel. Reliability demonstration test planning: A three dimensional consideration
894 -- 904Jose Emmanuel Ramirez-Marquez, Claudio M. Rocco Sanseverino, Bethel A. Gebre, David W. Coit, Michael Tortorella. New insights on multi-state component criticality and importance
905 -- 914Jose Emmanuel Ramirez-Marquez, Wei Jiang. Confidence bounds for the reliability of binary capacitated two-terminal networks
915 -- 922Zhejun Gong. Estimation of mixed Weibull distribution parameters using the SCEM-UA algorithm: Application and comparison with MLE in automotive reliability analysis
923 -- 929Yi-Kuei Lin. A simple algorithm to generate all (d, B)-MCs of a multicommodity stochastic-flow network
930 -- 939L. F. Zhang, Min Xie 0001, Loon Ching Tang. Bias correction for the least squares estimator of Weibull shape parameter with complete and censored data
940 -- 944Zupei Shen, Xingjian Dai, Xiangrui Huang. A supplemental algorithm for the repairable system in the GO methodology
945 -- 963M. Carmen Carnero. An evaluation system of the setting up of predictive maintenance programmes
964 -- 973Jonas Clausen, Sven Ove Hansson, Fred Nilsson. Generalizing the safety factor approach

Volume 91, Issue 7

747 -- 755Marie Boiteau, Yves Dutuit, Antoine Rauzy, Jean-Pierre Signoret. The AltaRica data-flow language in use: modeling of production availability of a multi-state system
756 -- 764R. Jiang, Andrew K. S. Jardine. Composite scale modeling in the presence of censored data
765 -- 771Kouroush Jenab, B. S. Dhillon. Assessment of reversible multi-state k-out-of-n: G/F/Load-Sharing systems with flow-graph models
772 -- 777J. Pongpech, D. N. P. Murthy. Optimal periodic preventive maintenance policy for leased equipment
778 -- 791Jan Erik Vinnem, Terje Aven, Torleif Husebø, Jorunn Seljelid, Odd J. Tveit. Major hazard risk indicators for monitoring of trends in the Norwegian offshore petroleum sector
792 -- 799Yi Ding, Peng Wang, Anatoly Lisnianski. Optimal reserve management for restructured power generating systems
800 -- 808Wei-Chang Yeh. The k-out-of-n acyclic multistate-node networks reliability evaluation using the universal generating function method
809 -- 819P. S. Rajpal, K. S. Shishodia, G. S. Sekhon. An artificial neural network for modeling reliability, availability and maintainability of a repairable system
820 -- 827Graham B. Wallis. Evaluating the probability that the outputs of a computer code with random inputs will meet a set of evaluation criteria
828 -- 838Maurizio Guida, Gianpaolo Pulcini. Bayesian analysis of repairable systems showing a bounded failure intensity
839 -- 848Massimo Bertolini, Maurizio Bevilacqua. A combined goal programming - AHP approach to maintenance selection problem
849 -- 856Gilles Celeux, Franck Corset, André Lannoy, Benoit Ricard. Designing a Bayesian network for preventive maintenance from expert opinions in a rapid and reliable way
857 -- 858Manju Agarwal, Rashika Gupta, Jose Emmanuel Ramirez-Marquez, David W. Coit. Erratum to "A Heuristic For Solving The Redundancy Allocation Problem For Multi-State Series-Parallel Systems", [Reliability Engineering and System Safety 83 (2004) 341-349]

Volume 91, Issue 6

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

Volume 91, Issue 5

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

Volume 91, Issue 4

381 -- 387Tieling Zhang, Min Xie 0001, Michio Horigome. Availability and reliability of k-out-of-(M+N): G warm standby systems
388 -- 397Marko Nagode, Matija Fajdiga. An alternative perspective on the mixture estimation problem
398 -- 406Gintare Vyzaite, Sarah J. Dunnett, John D. Andrews. Cause-consequence analysis of non-repairable phased missions
407 -- 412Ozgur Yeniay, Resit Unal, Roger A. Lepsch. Using dual response surfaces to reduce variability in launch vehicle design: A case study
413 -- 420Hélio Fiori de Castro, Katia Lucchesi Cavalca. Maintenance resources optimization applied to a manufacturing system
421 -- 432Vidar Kristensen, Terje Aven, David Ford. A new perspective on Renn and Klinke's approach to risk evaluation and management
433 -- 437So Young Sohn, Kyung Bok Yoon, In Sang Chang. Random effects model for the reliability management of modules of a fighter aircraft
438 -- 443Roy Billinton, Bagen. Generating capacity adequacy evaluation of small stand-alone power systems containing solar energy
444 -- 451F. C. Gómez de León Hijes, José Javier Ruiz Cartagena. Maintenance strategy based on a multicriterion classification of equipments
452 -- 459Chao-Yu Chou, Yu-Chang Lin, Chun-Lang Chang, Chung-Ho Chen. pp
460 -- 468Rómulo I. Zequeira, Christophe Bérenguer. Periodic imperfect preventive maintenance with two categories of competing failure modes
469 -- 484Rüdiger Rackwitz. The effect of discounting, different mortality reduction schemes and predictive cohort life tables on risk acceptability criteria
485 -- 486Bev Littlewood. Comments on 'Evolutionary neural network modelling for software cumulative failure time prediction' by Liang Tian and Afzel Noore [Reliability Engineering and System Safety 87 (2005) 45-51]
487 -- 491Liang Tian, Afzel Noore. Reply to "Comments on 'Evolutionary neural network modeling for software cumulative failure time prediction' by Liang Tian and Afzel Noore, " by Bev Littlewood[Reliability Engineering and System Safety 87 (2005) 45-51]
492 -- 0Niels Lind. D.N.D. Hartford, G.B. Baecher, , Risk and Uncertainty in Dam Safety (2004) Thomas Telford Ltd, London, UK 0 7277 3270 6

Volume 91, Issue 3

261 -- 269Jong-Gyun Choi, Poong-Hyun Seong. Reliability assessment of embedded digital system using multi-state function
270 -- 282Man Cheol Kim, Poong-Hyun Seong. An analytic model for situation assessment of nuclear power plant operators based on Bayesian inference
283 -- 291Man Cheol Kim, Poong-Hyun Seong. A computational model for knowledge-driven monitoring of nuclear power plant operators based on information theory
292 -- 304Frank J. Groen, Carol Smidts, Ali Mosleh. QRAS - the quantitative risk assessment system
305 -- 310Xiaohu Li, Ming J. Zuo, Richard C. M. Yam. Reliability analysis of a repairable k-out-of-n system with some components being suspended when the system is down
311 -- 319Inmaculada Torres Castro, Rafael Pérez-Ocón. Reward optimization of a repairable system
320 -- 348Jon C. Helton, Jay D. Johnson, William Oberkampf. Probability of loss of assured safety in temperature dependent systems with multiple weak and strong links
349 -- 361Marta Maroño Buján, José Angel Peña Llorente, Jesus Santamaria. The 'PROCESO' index: a new methodology for the evaluation of operational safety in the chemical industry
362 -- 369Shey-Huei Sheu, Yuh-Bin Lin, Gwo-Liang Liao. Optimum policies for a system with general imperfect maintenance
370 -- 377Chester J. Everline, Todd Paulos. Comparison of techniques for modeling accident progression in dynamic aerospace applications with and without repair

Volume 91, Issue 2

125 -- 0Jean-François Aubry. Guest editorial
126 -- 130Antoine Grall, Laurence Dieulle, Christophe Bérenguer, Michel Roussignol. Asymptotic failure rate of a continuously monitored system
131 -- 136Anne Barros, Christophe Bérenguer, Antoine Grall. A maintenance policy for two-unit parallel systems based on imperfect monitoring information
137 -- 148Raphaël Schoenig, Jean-François Aubry, Thierry Cambois, Tony Hutinet. An aggregation method of Markov graphs for the reliability analysis of hybrid systems
149 -- 162Philippe Weber, Lionel Jouffe. Complex system reliability modelling with Dynamic Object Oriented Bayesian Networks (DOOBN)
163 -- 170A. Santosh, Gopika Vinod, O. P. Shrivastava, R. K. Saraf, A. K. Ghosh, H. S. Kushwaha. 2S for risk based inspection of heavy water plants
171 -- 180Diego J. Pedregal, María Carmen Carnero. State space models for condition monitoring: a case study
181 -- 190Enrico Zio, Luca Podofillini, Valérie Zille. A combination of Monte Carlo simulation and cellular automata for computing the availability of complex network systems
191 -- 199Man Cheol Kim, Poong-Hyun Seong, Erik Hollnagel. A probabilistic approach for determining the control mode in CREAM
200 -- 208Eija Myötyri, Urho Pulkkinen, Kaisa Simola. Application of stochastic filtering for lifetime prediction
209 -- 221Jussi K. Vaurio, Kalle E. Jänkälä. Evaluation and comparison of estimation methods for failure rates and probabilities
222 -- 232Mihály Makai, Lénárd Pál. Best estimate method and safety analysis II
233 -- 240Celso Marcelo Franklin Lapa, Cláudio M. N. A. Pereira, Márcio Paes de Barros. A model for preventive maintenance planning by genetic algorithms based in cost and reliability
241 -- 248R. Pascual, J. H. Ortega. Optimal replacement and overhaul decisions with imperfect maintenance and warranty contracts
249 -- 256Joseph H. Saleh, Karen B. Marais. Highlights from the early (and pre-) history of reliability engineering

Volume 91, Issue 12

1475 -- 1481Christopher W. Johnson. What are emergent properties and how do they affect the engineering of complex systems?
1482 -- 1493Massimo Felici. Capturing emerging complex interactions: Safety analysis in air traffic management
1494 -- 1501Robert L. Wears, Richard I. Cook, Shawna J. Perry. Automation, interaction, complexity, and failure: A case study
1502 -- 1520Sandra Basnyat, Nick Chozos, Philippe A. Palanque. Multidisciplinary perspective on accident investigation
1521 -- 1534Claudia M. Eckert, René Keller, Chris F. Earl, P. John Clarkson. Supporting change processes in design: Complexity, prediction and reliability
1535 -- 1545S. Emad Marashi, John P. Davis. An argumentation-based method for managing complex issues in design of infrastructural systems
1546 -- 1553Fabio Paternò, Carmen Santoro. Analysing context-dependent deviations in interacting with safety-critical systems
1554 -- 1565Anne Bruseberg. The design of complete systems: Providing human factors guidance for COTS acquisition
1566 -- 1575Iya Solodilova-Whiteley, Peter Johnson. Uncovering the information needs in complex aerospace systems
1576 -- 1585Azzelarabe Taleb-Bendiab, David England, Martin Randles, Philip Miseldine, Karen Murphy. A principled approach to the design of healthcare systems: Autonomy vs. governance

Volume 91, Issue 10-11

1105 -- 1108Jon C. Helton, Roger M. Cooke, Michael D. McKay, Andrea Saltelli. Sensitivity Analysis of Model Output: SAMO 2004
1109 -- 1125Andrea Saltelli, Marco Ratto, Stefano Tarantola, Francesca Campolongo, et al.. Sensitivity analysis practices: Strategies for model-based inference
1126 -- 1134Julien Jacques, Christian Lavergne, Nicolas Devictor. Sensitivity analysis in presence of model uncertainty and correlated inputs
1135 -- 1141Stefano Tarantola, Michela Nardo, Michaela Saisana, Debora Gatelli. A new estimator for sensitivity analysis of model output: An application to the e-business readiness composite indicator
1142 -- 1147David Makowski, Cédric Naud, Marie-Hélène Jeuffroy, Aude Barbottin, Hervé Monod. Global sensitivity analysis for calculating the contribution of genetic parameters to the variance of crop model prediction
1148 -- 1154Francesca Campolongo, Jessica Cariboni, Wim Schoutens. The importance of jumps in pricing European options
1155 -- 1162Paolo Ruffo, Livia Bazzana, Alberto Consonni, Anna Corradi, Andrea Saltelli, Stefano Tarantola. Hydrocarbon exploration risk evaluation through uncertainty and sensitivity analyses techniques
1163 -- 1174Enrico Zio, Luca Podofillini. Accounting for components interactions in the differential importance measure
1175 -- 1209Jon C. Helton, Jay D. Johnson, Cédric J. Sallaberry, Curtis B. Storlie. Survey of sampling-based methods for uncertainty and sensitivity analysis
1210 -- 1218Bernard Krzykacz-Hausmann. An approximate sensitivity analysis of results from complex computer models in the presence of epistemic and aleatory uncertainties
1219 -- 1231Alison S. Tomlin. The use of global uncertainty methods for the evaluation of combustion mechanisms
1232 -- 1240Judit Zádor, István Gy Zsély, Tamás Turányi. Local and global uncertainty analysis of complex chemical kinetic systems
1241 -- 1251Bertrand Iooss, François Van Dorpe, Nicolas Devictor. Response surfaces and sensitivity analyses for an environmental model of dose calculations
1252 -- 1256Max D. Morris. Input screening: Finding the important model inputs on a budget
1257 -- 1265Charles Tong. Refinement strategies for stratified sampling methods
1266 -- 1280Vicente J. Romero, John Burkardt, Max Gunzburger, Janet Peterson. Comparison of pure and "Latinized" centroidal Voronoi tessellation against various other statistical sampling methods
1281 -- 1289Leslie M. Moore, Michael D. McKay, K. S. Campbell. Combined array experiment design
1290 -- 1300Anthony O'Hagan. Bayesian analysis of computer code outputs: A tutorial
1301 -- 1309Marc C. Kennedy, Clive W. Anderson, Stefano Conti, Anthony O'Hagan. Case studies in Gaussian process modelling of computer codes
1310 -- 1314C. J. Pérez, J. Martín, M. J. Rufo. Sensitivity estimations for Bayesian inference models solved by MCMC methods
1315 -- 1321Renata J. Romanowicz, Keith J. Beven. Comments on generalised likelihood uncertainty estimation
1322 -- 1330Brian Rutherford. A response-modeling alternative to surrogate models for support in computational analyses
1331 -- 1357Timothy G. Trucano, Laura Painton Swiler, Takera Igusa, William Oberkampf, Martin Pilch. Calibration, validation, and sensitivity analysis: What's what
1358 -- 1363Katherine Campbell. Statistical calibration of computer simulations
1364 -- 1372Roger M. Cooke, Maarten Nauta, Arie H. Havelaar, Ine van der Fels. Probabilistic inversion for chicken processing lines
1373 -- 1381Jonathan N. Carter, Pedro J. Ballester, Zohreh Tavassoli, Peter R. King. Our calibrated model has poor predictive value: An example from the petroleum industry
1382 -- 1389Alannah O'Sullivan, Mike Christie. Simulation error models for improved reservoir prediction
1390 -- 1397Ramesh Rebba, Sankaran Mahadevan, Shuping Huang. Validation and error estimation of computational models
1398 -- 1405A. Kanso, G. Chebbo, B. Tassin. Application of MCMC-GSA model calibration method to urban runoff quality modeling
1406 -- 1413Patrick G. Heasler, Tom Burr, Bruce Reid, Christopher Gesh, Charles Bayne. Estimation procedures and error analysis for inferring the total plutonium (Pu) produced by a graphite-moderated reactor
1414 -- 1434Jon C. Helton, Jay D. Johnson, William Oberkampf, Cédric J. Sallaberry. Sensitivity analysis in conjunction with evidence theory representations of epistemic uncertainty
1435 -- 1442Scott Ferson, W. Troy Tucker. Sensitivity analysis using probability bounding
1443 -- 1451Jim W. Hall. Uncertainty-based sensitivity indices for imprecise probability distributions
1452 -- 1460Pierre Ladevèze, Guillaume Puel, Thierry Romeuf. On a strategy for the reduction of the lack of knowledge (LOK) in model validation
1461 -- 1467Scott Ferson, Janos G. Hajagos. Varying correlation coefficients can underestimate uncertainty in probabilistic models
1468 -- 1472Katherine Campbell, Michael D. McKay, Brian J. Williams. Sensitivity analysis when model outputs are functions

Volume 91, Issue 1

1 -- 9Delia Montoro-Cazorla, Rafael Pérez-Ocón. A deteriorating two-system with two repair modes and sojourn times phase-type distributed
10 -- 19Vahid Ebrahimipour, Kazuhiko Suzuki. A synergetic approach for assessing and improving equipment performance in offshore industry based on dependability
20 -- 35Luca Podofillini, Enrico Zio, Jørn Vatn. Risk-informed optimisation of railway tracks inspection and maintenance procedures
36 -- 43Wei-Chang Yeh. A new algorithm for generating minimal cut sets in k-out-of-n networks
44 -- 52SeDo Sohn, Poong-Hyun Seong. Testing digital safety system software with a testability measure based on a software fault tree
53 -- 65Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung. The appropriateness of the systematic framework to develop diagnosis procedures of nuclear power plants - an experimental verification
66 -- 72Pierre-Jacques Courtois, Philippe Delsarte. On the optimal scheduling of periodic tests and maintenance for reliable redundant components
73 -- 83Rizwan Ahmad Khan, Nadeem A. Siddiqui, S. Q. A. Naqvi, Suhail Ahmad. Reliability analysis of TLP tethers under impulsive loading
84 -- 99D. M. Karydas, J. F. Gifun. A method for the efficient prioritization of infrastructure renewal projects
100 -- 111Per Hokstad, Trygve Steiro. Overall strategy for risk evaluation and priority setting of risk regulations
112 -- 118Quan Qin, Daojin Lin, Gang Mei, Hao Chen. Effects of variable transformations on errors in FORM results
119 -- 120Bev Littlewood. Comments on 'Reliability and performance analysis for fault-tolerant programs consisting of versions with different characteristics' by Gregory Levitin [Reliability Engineering and System Safety 86 (2004) 75-81]
121 -- 0Gregory Levitin. Reply to "Comments on 'Reliability and performance analysis for fault-tolerant programs consisting of versions with different characteristics' by Gregory Levitin, " by Bev Littlewood[Reliability Engineering and System Safety 86 (2004) 75-81]