
Reliability of Large and Complex Systems
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Key Features
- A complete and innovative guide to the reliability of large and complex systems
- Provides the reader with a strong foundational knowledge of safety investigation into critical infrastructures; the main research area in the world of safety science
- Explains how to construct large, reliable and safe systems in variable operation conditions
Table of Contents
1. Basic Notions
2. Two-State Systems
3. Multi-State Systems
4. Reliability of Large Two-State Systems
- 4.1 Reliability Evaluation of Two-State Series Systems
- 4.2 Reliability Evaluation of Two-State Parallel Systems
- 4.3 Reliability Evaluation of Two-State ‘m out of n’ Systems
- 4.4 Reliability Evaluation of Two-State Series–Parallel Systems
- 4.5 Reliability Evaluation of Two-State Parallel–Series Systems
- 4.6 Reliability Evaluation of Other Two-State Systems
5. Reliability of Large Multi-State Systems
- 5.1 Reliability Evaluation of Multi-State Series Systems
- 5.2 Reliability Evaluation of Multi-State Parallel Systems
- 5.3 Reliability Evaluation of Multi-State ‘m out of n’ Systems
- 5.4 Reliability Evaluation of Multi-State Series–Parallel Systems
- 5.5 Reliability Evaluation of Multi-State Parallel–Series Systems
- 5.6 Reliability Evaluation of Other Multi-State Systems
6. Reliability Evaluation of Port and Shipyard Transportation Systems
- 6.1 Auxiliary Results
- 6.2 Reliability of a Port Grain Transportation System
- 6.3 Reliability of a Port Oil Transportation System
- 6.4 Reliability of a Port Bulk Transportation System
- 6.5 Reliability of a Shipyard Rope Transportation System
7. Reliability of Large Multi-State Exponential Systems
- 7.1 Auxiliary Theorems
- 7.2 Algorithms for Reliability Evaluation of Multi-state Exponential Systems
- 7.3 Algorithms Application to Reliability Evaluation of Exponential Systems
8. Large Systems Related Problems
- 8.1 Domains of Attraction for System Limit Reliability Functions
- 8.2 Speed of Convergence of System Reliability Function Sequences
- 8.3 Reliability of Large Series–‘m Out of n’ Systems
- 8.4 Reliability of Large ‘m Out of n’-Series Systems
- 8.5 Reliability of Large Hierarchical Systems
- 8.6 Asymptotic Approach to Systems Reliability Improvement
9. Complex Systems
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Complex System Operation Process Modelling
- 9.3 Complex System Reliability Modelling
- 9.4 Complex System Reliability and Operation Optimization
10. Large Complex Systems
- 10.1 Asymptotic Approach to Reliability of Large Complex Systems
- 10.2 Limit Reliability Functions of Large Complex Systems
- 10.3 Examples of Large Complex Systems Reliability Evaluation
Product details
- No. of pages: 460
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2014
- Published: March 20, 2014
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780080999494
- eBook ISBN: 9780080999517
About the Author
Krzysztof Kolowrocki
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