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Contents of volume 37
Reliability Engineering and System Safety 37 (1992) 265-266
CONTENTS OF VOLUME 37
Number 1 Bootstrap Construction of the Upper Confidence Limit for Unreliability . . . . . . . . G. R. D A R G A H I - N O U B A R Y & M E H D I R A Z Z A G H I (USA)
1
Safety Analysis of the Railway Traffic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALENKA H U D O K L I N & VOJAN R O Z M A N (Slovenia)
7
Automatic Generation of Stochastically Dominant Failure Modes in Frame Structures for Reliability Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AJIT SRIVIDYA & R. R A N G A N A T H A N (India)
15
Reliability Analysis of a High Voltage System with Dependent Failures and Imperfect Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H O A N G PHAM (USA)
25
On Backup Policies for Hard Computer Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H I R O A K I SANDOH, NAOTO KAIO & HAJIME KAWAI (Japan)
29
Integration of Semiqualitative and Qualitative Safety Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. D O H N A L (Czechoslovakia), R. KOIVISTO (Finland) & J. VYSTRCIL (Czechoslovakia)
33
Profit Analysis of a k-out-of-n Trichotomous System RAKESH G U P T A & L. R. G O E L (India)
39
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Credibility and Uncertainty Associated with Accident Management Actions ED. M. D O U G H E R T Y , JR (USA)
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Analysis of Electromigration Effects Within Various Types of Aluminum Test Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. A. WEIS, E. KINSBRON, M. SNYDER & N. C R O I T O R U (Israel)
57
Vector Model of Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A N D R Z E J H. SZYMANEK (Poland)
65
Optimal Periodic Replacement for a Deteriorating Production System with Inspection and Minimal Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. MOHANDAS, DIPAK C H A U D H U R I & B. V. A. R A O (India) A Comparison of the Small and Large Event Tree Approaches Used in PRAs DALE M. RASMUSON (USA)
73
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79
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
Number 2 Safety Measures Associated with the Operation of Engines on Various Alternative Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. A. KARIM & I. W l E R Z B A (Canada) Reliability Index for Slope Stability Assessment--Two Methods Compared R. N. C H O W D H U R Y & D. W. XU (Australia)
93
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Reliability Analysis of Nuclear Fail-Safe Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H O A N G P H A M & WILLIAM J. G A L Y E A N (USA) 265
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Reliability Engineering and System Safety (37) (1992)---(~ 1992 Elsevier Science Publishers Ltd, England.
266
Contents of Volume 37
Finding the Exact Top Event Unavailability Mean and Variance Expressions of Fault Trees Having Correlated Jointly Lognormal Component Failure Probabilities A L E X A N D E R Y E H (USA)
113
Probabilistic Boundary Element Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XI LU (People's Republic of China)
123
Some Applications of Probabilistic Methods in Space Structures Design V. P. SAVCHUK (Ukraine)
129
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Expert Systems for Emergency Alarms Analysis during Accident Situations in Nuclear Reactors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. K. K O B A R E & P. KAFKA (Germany)
139
Optimal System-Profit Design of Series-Parallel Systems with Multiple Failure Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H O A N G P H A M (USA)
151
The Application of Loglinear Model to Quantify Human Errors YA-LIH LIN & SHEUE-LING H W A N G (Taiwan)
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157
Reliability of Devices Affected by Early Failures: An Effective Maintenance Policy G. C. MACCARINI, L. Z A V A N E L L A & A. BUGINI (Italy)
167
NUCLARR: A Workstation Software Package to Support Risk Assessment WENDY J. REECE & DAVID I. G E R T M A N (USA)
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173
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
179
Number 3
Parametric Estimation of Time-Dependent Failure Rates for Probabilistic Risk Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CORWIN L. A T W O O D (USA) Reliability Analysis of Continuous Mechanical Systems Using Multistate Fault Trees W. W. C H A R L E S W O R T H & S. S. R A O (USA)
181 . .
195
Optimal Inspection Sequence in Fault Diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WANG X I A O Z H O N G (Switzerland) & R O G E R M. COOKE (The Netherlands)
207
Operating Reliability of a Conventional Power Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANDREJ SENEGA(~NIK & MATIJA T U M A (Slovenia)
211
Reliability Analysis of Power Transmission Cables of Electric Mine Loaders Using the Proportional Hazards Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D H A N A N J A Y KUMAR, BENGT KLEFSJO & U D A Y K U M A R (Sweden) Optimal Number of Periodic Preventive Maintenance Operations under Warranty Y. H. CHUN (South Korea)
217 . .
223
Bayesian Reliability Analysis of a Parallel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. K. S H A R M A & R. K. B H U T A N I (India)
227
Human Errors versus Stress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALENKA H U D O K L I N & VOJAN R O Z M A N (Slovenia)
231
Assessment of the Potential Applicability of Fuzzy Set Theory to Accident Progression Event Trees with Phenomenological Uncertainties . . . . . . . . . . . . MOON-HYUN CHUN & KWANG-IL A H N (South Korea)
237
Reliability and Redundancy Apportionment Using Crisp and Fuzzy Multiobjective Optimization Approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. S. R A O & A. K. D H I N G R A (USA)
253
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
263
CONTENTS OF VOLUME 37
Number 1 Bootstrap Construction of the Upper Confidence Limit for Unreliability . . . . . . . . G. R. D A R G A H I - N O U B A R Y & M E H D I R A Z Z A G H I (USA)
1
Safety Analysis of the Railway Traffic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALENKA H U D O K L I N & VOJAN R O Z M A N (Slovenia)
7
Automatic Generation of Stochastically Dominant Failure Modes in Frame Structures for Reliability Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AJIT SRIVIDYA & R. R A N G A N A T H A N (India)
15
Reliability Analysis of a High Voltage System with Dependent Failures and Imperfect Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H O A N G PHAM (USA)
25
On Backup Policies for Hard Computer Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H I R O A K I SANDOH, NAOTO KAIO & HAJIME KAWAI (Japan)
29
Integration of Semiqualitative and Qualitative Safety Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. D O H N A L (Czechoslovakia), R. KOIVISTO (Finland) & J. VYSTRCIL (Czechoslovakia)
33
Profit Analysis of a k-out-of-n Trichotomous System RAKESH G U P T A & L. R. G O E L (India)
39
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Credibility and Uncertainty Associated with Accident Management Actions ED. M. D O U G H E R T Y , JR (USA)
......
45 '
Analysis of Electromigration Effects Within Various Types of Aluminum Test Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. A. WEIS, E. KINSBRON, M. SNYDER & N. C R O I T O R U (Israel)
57
Vector Model of Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A N D R Z E J H. SZYMANEK (Poland)
65
Optimal Periodic Replacement for a Deteriorating Production System with Inspection and Minimal Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. MOHANDAS, DIPAK C H A U D H U R I & B. V. A. R A O (India) A Comparison of the Small and Large Event Tree Approaches Used in PRAs DALE M. RASMUSON (USA)
73
.....
79
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
Number 2 Safety Measures Associated with the Operation of Engines on Various Alternative Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. A. KARIM & I. W l E R Z B A (Canada) Reliability Index for Slope Stability Assessment--Two Methods Compared R. N. C H O W D H U R Y & D. W. XU (Australia)
93
......
Reliability Analysis of Nuclear Fail-Safe Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H O A N G P H A M & WILLIAM J. G A L Y E A N (USA) 265
99 109
Reliability Engineering and System Safety (37) (1992)---(~ 1992 Elsevier Science Publishers Ltd, England.
266
Contents of Volume 37
Finding the Exact Top Event Unavailability Mean and Variance Expressions of Fault Trees Having Correlated Jointly Lognormal Component Failure Probabilities A L E X A N D E R Y E H (USA)
113
Probabilistic Boundary Element Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XI LU (People's Republic of China)
123
Some Applications of Probabilistic Methods in Space Structures Design V. P. SAVCHUK (Ukraine)
129
........
Expert Systems for Emergency Alarms Analysis during Accident Situations in Nuclear Reactors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. K. K O B A R E & P. KAFKA (Germany)
139
Optimal System-Profit Design of Series-Parallel Systems with Multiple Failure Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H O A N G P H A M (USA)
151
The Application of Loglinear Model to Quantify Human Errors YA-LIH LIN & SHEUE-LING H W A N G (Taiwan)
. . . . . . . . . . .
157
Reliability of Devices Affected by Early Failures: An Effective Maintenance Policy G. C. MACCARINI, L. Z A V A N E L L A & A. BUGINI (Italy)
167
NUCLARR: A Workstation Software Package to Support Risk Assessment WENDY J. REECE & DAVID I. G E R T M A N (USA)
......
173
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
179
Number 3
Parametric Estimation of Time-Dependent Failure Rates for Probabilistic Risk Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CORWIN L. A T W O O D (USA) Reliability Analysis of Continuous Mechanical Systems Using Multistate Fault Trees W. W. C H A R L E S W O R T H & S. S. R A O (USA)
181 . .
195
Optimal Inspection Sequence in Fault Diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WANG X I A O Z H O N G (Switzerland) & R O G E R M. COOKE (The Netherlands)
207
Operating Reliability of a Conventional Power Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANDREJ SENEGA(~NIK & MATIJA T U M A (Slovenia)
211
Reliability Analysis of Power Transmission Cables of Electric Mine Loaders Using the Proportional Hazards Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D H A N A N J A Y KUMAR, BENGT KLEFSJO & U D A Y K U M A R (Sweden) Optimal Number of Periodic Preventive Maintenance Operations under Warranty Y. H. CHUN (South Korea)
217 . .
223
Bayesian Reliability Analysis of a Parallel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. K. S H A R M A & R. K. B H U T A N I (India)
227
Human Errors versus Stress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALENKA H U D O K L I N & VOJAN R O Z M A N (Slovenia)
231
Assessment of the Potential Applicability of Fuzzy Set Theory to Accident Progression Event Trees with Phenomenological Uncertainties . . . . . . . . . . . . MOON-HYUN CHUN & KWANG-IL A H N (South Korea)
237
Reliability and Redundancy Apportionment Using Crisp and Fuzzy Multiobjective Optimization Approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. S. R A O & A. K. D H I N G R A (USA)
253
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
263