Research Catalog

Title

Reliability and fault tree analysis : theoretical and applied aspects of system reliability and safety assessment : papers / edited by Richard E. Barlow, Jerry B. Fussell, and Nozer D. Singpurwalla.

Author

Conference on Reliability and Fault Tree Analysis, University of California, Berkeley, 1974.

Publication

Philadelphia : Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1975.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Barlow, Richard E.
• Fussell, Jerry B.
• Singpurwalla, Nozer D.
• Birnbaum, Z. W. (Zygmund William), 1903-2000.
• Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.
• University of California, Berkeley. Office of Naval Research.
• University of California, Berkeley. Operations Research Center.

Description

xxxix, 927 pages : illustrations; 27 cm

Subject

• Birnbaum, Z. W. 1903-2000
• Birnbaum, Zygmunt William, (1903- )
• Reliability (Engineering) > Congresses
• Trees (Graph theory) > Congresses
• System safety > Congresses
• Théorie des graphes
• Sécurité
• Ingénierie
• Congrès
• Reliability (Engineering)
• System safety
• Trees (Graph theory)
• Arbres (théorie des graphes)
• Fiabilité
• Sécurité des systèmes

Genre/Form

Conference papers and proceedings.

Note

• "The Conference was jointly sponsored by the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, the Office of Naval Research, and the Operations Research Center, University of California, Berkeley."
• Dedicated to Professor Z. W. Birnbaum on the occasion of his retirement from the University of Washington, Seattle.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Preface. Dedication: Birnbaum's contributions to reliability theory / Sam C. Saunders. Topic 1: Fault tree methodology. Introduction to fault tree analysis / R.E. Barlow and H.E. Lambert -- Computer aided fault tree construction for electrical systems / J.B. Fussell -- A safety simulation language for chemical processes: a procedure for fault tree synthesis / Gary J. Powers, Frederick C. Tompkins and Steven A. Lapp -- Measures of importance of events and cut sets in fault trees / H.E. Lambert -- Modularization of fault trees: a method to reduce the cost of analysis / Purnendu Chatterjee. Topic 2: Computer analysis of fault trees and systems. A computer scientist looks at reliability computations / Arnie Rosenthal -- Importance sampling in reliability estimation / M. Mazumdar -- Using the set equation transformation system in fault tree analysis / Richard B. Worrell -- The set equation transformation system used in analysis of a typical naval weapon system / John H. Atkinson. Topic 3: Mathematical theory of reliability. Reliability analysis of phased missions / J.D. Esary and H. Ziehms -- Applications of majorization and Schur functions in reliability and life testing / Frank Proschan -- Multivariate distributions with monotone hazard rate / Albert W. Marshall -- Continuous multivariate exponential extensions / Henry W. Block -- Optimal allocation of resources in systems / C. Derman, G.J. Lieberman and S.M. Ross. Topic 4: Theory of maintained systems. On the calculation of asymptotic system reliability characteristics / Sheldon M. Ross -- Systems on independent Markov components and their transient behavior -- The first passage time distribution for a parallel exponential system with repair / Mark Brown. Topic 5: Statistical theory of reliability. Testing for intervals of increased mortality / Z.W. Birnbaum -- Measures of differences in reliability / Kjell A. Doksum -- Total time on test processes and applications to failure data analysis / Richard E. Barlow and Raphael Campo -- Time series analysis and forecasting of failure-rate processes / N. Singpurwalla -- Stress-strength models for system reliability / G.K. Bhattacharyya and Richard A. Johnson -- A new approach to the determination of exact and approximate one-sided prediction intervals for normal and lognormal distributions, with tables / Kenneth W. Fertig and Nancy R. Mann -- On a quantile selection procedure and associated distribution of ratios of order statistics from a restricted family of probability / Shanti S. Gupta and S. Panchapakesan. Topic 6: Network reliability. Fundamental concepts and relations for reliability analysis of multi-state systems / J.D. Murchland -- Network reliability analysis: part II / R. Van Slyke, H. Frank and A. Kershenbaum. Topic 7: Computer reliability. Software reliability: an overview / S.J. Amster and M.L. Shooman -- A survey of the design and analysis of fault-tolerant computers / Jack Goldberg -- Reliability and design aspects of digital subsystems with concurrent error detectors / C.V. Ramamoorthy and Y.W. Han/ Topic 8: Reliability and fault tree applications. Reliability quantification techniques used in the Rasmussen Study / W.E. Vesely -- Application of the fault tree technique to a nuclear reactor containment system / G.E. Cummings -- Using the fault tree analysis technique / Johnathan Young -- Use of casue-consequence charts in practical systems analysis / Dan Nielsen -- Sequential effects in failure mode analysis / J.R. Taylor -- An approach to reliability assessment / A.E. Green and A.J. Bourne -- Fault tree graphics / Lewis Bass, Hans W. Wynholds and William R. Porterfield.

LCCN

75022580

OCLC

• ocm03104052
• 3104052
• SCSB-9334089

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library