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Lu, Jin 1959. "Degradation processes and related reliability models." Thesis, McGill University, 1995. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=39952.

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Reliability characteristics of new devices are usually demonstrated by life testing. When lifetime data are sparse, as is often the case with highly reliable devices, expensive devices, and devices for which accelerated life testing is not feasible, reliability models that are based on a combination of degradation and lifetime data represent an important practical approach. This thesis presents reliability models based on the combination of degradation and lifetime data or degradation data alone, with and without the presence of covariates. Statistical inference methods associated with the mod

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Jiang, Siyuan. "Mixed Weibull distributions in reliability engineering: Statistical models for the lifetime of units with multiple modes of failure." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/185481.

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The finite mixed Weibull distribution is an appropriate distribution in modeling the lifetime of the units having more than one possible failure cause. Due to the lack of a systematic statistical procedure of fitting the distribution to a data set, it has not been widely used in lifetime data analyses. Many areas on this subject have been studied in this research. The following are the findings and contributions. Through a change of variable, 5 parameters in a two Weibull mixture can be reduced to 3. A parameter'vector (p₁, η, β) defines a family of two-Weibull mixtures which have common chara

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Hashemolhosseini, Sepehr. "Algorithmic component and system reliability analysis of truss structures." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85710.

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Thesis (MScEng)-- Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Most of the parameters involved in the design and analysis of structures are of stochastic nature. This is, therefore, of paramount importance to be able to perform a fully stochastic analysis of structures both in component and system level to take into account the uncertainties involved in structural analysis and design. To the contrary, in practice, the (computerised) analysis of structures is based on a deterministic analysis which fails to address the randomness of design and analysis parameters. This means that an

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LEE, SEUNG JOO. "RELIABILITY-BASED OPTIMAL STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL DESIGN." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184136.

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Structural reliability technology provides analytical tools for management of uncertainty in all relevant design factors in structural and mechanical systems. Generally, the goal of analysis is to compute probabilities of failure in structural components or system having single or multiple failure mode. Alternately, modern optimization methods provide efficient numerical algorithms for locating optima, particularly in large-scale systems having prescribed deterministic constraints. Optimization procedure can accommodate random variables either directly in its objective function or as one of th

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Jiang, Yu, and 姜宇. "Reliability-based transit assignment : formulations, solution methods, and network design applications." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/207991.

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Kim, Injoong. "Development of a knowledge model for the computer-aided design for reliability of electronic packaging systems." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/22708.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008.<br>Committee Co-Chair: Peak, Russell; Committee Co-Chair: Sitaraman, Suresh; Committee Member: Paredis, Christiaan; Committee Member: Pucha, Raghuram; Committee Member: Wong, C.

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O'Reilly, Małgorzata Marzena. "Necessary conditions for the variant optimal design of linear consecutive systems." Title page, contents and summary only, 2001. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09pho668.pdf.

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"October 2001." Bibliography: leaves 99-103. Establishes several sets of conditioning relating to the variant optimal deign of linear consecutive-k-out-of-n systems and includes a review of existing research in the theory of variant optimal design of linear consecutive-k-out-of-n systems.

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Malada, Awelani. "Stochastic reliability modelling for complex systems." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10182006-170927.

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Torng, Tony Yi. "Reliability analysis of maintained structural system vulnerable to fatigue and fracture." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184955.

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Metallic structures dominated by tensile loads are vulnerable to fatigue and fracture. Fatigue is produced by oscillatory loads. Quasi-static brittle or ductile fracture can result from a "large" load in the random sequence. Moreover, a fatigue or fracture failure in a member of a redundant structure produces impulsive redistributed loads to the intact members. These transient loads could produce a sequence of failures resulting in progressive collapse of the system. Fatigue and fracture design factors are subject to considerable uncertainty. Therefore, a probabilistic approach, which includes

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Yim, Ka-wing, and 嚴家榮. "A reliability-based land use and transportation optimization model." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2005. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B34618879.

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Silva, Odair Jacinto da 1967. "Sensibilidade a variações de perfil operacional de dois modelos de confiabilidade de software baseados em cobertura." [s.n.], 2014. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/259616.

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Orientadores: Mario Jino, Adalberto Nobiato Crespo<br>Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação<br>Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-25T04:04:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silva_OdairJacintoda_M.pdf: 2238493 bytes, checksum: 120710575da3bbe9052b22a2df5a3a07 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014<br>Resumo: Diversos estudos publicados indicam que a capacidade preditiva dos modelos de confiabilidade de software, que utilizam a informação da cobertura observada durante os testes, é melhor do que a capacidade preditiva dos modelos b

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Blakely, Scott. "Probabilistic Analysis for Reliable Logic Circuits." PDXScholar, 2014. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1860.

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Continued aggressive scaling of electronic technology poses obstacles for maintaining circuit reliability. To this end, analysis of reliability is of increasing importance. Large scale number of inputs and gates or correlations of failures render such analysis computationally complex. This paper presents an accurate framework for reliability analysis of logic circuits, while inherently handling reconvergent fan-out without additional complexity. Combinational circuits are modeled stochastically as Discrete-Time Markov Chains, where propagation of node logic levels and error probability distrib

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Nowicki, David R. "Reliability allocation and apportionment : addressing redundancy and life-cycle cost /." Thesis, This resource online, 1993. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08042009-040416/.

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Seward, Lori Welte. "A multiple stress, multiple component stress screening cost model." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41578.

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<p>Environmental stress screening is used to enhance reliability by decreasing the number of failures experienced during customer use. It is suggested that added benefit can be gained by applying multiple stresses rather than a single stress, as is done presently. A further modification is to apply the stress at the assembly level, accelerating different types of components at the same time. Different component E A e acceleration effects must then be considered.</p> <p> The problem these modifications present is how to choose the appropriate stress levels and the time duration of the stress sc

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Park, Byung-Goo. "A system-level testability allocation model /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9842588.

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Eusuff, M. Muzaffar. "Optimisation of an operating policy for variable speed pumps using genetic algorithms." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1995. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ENS/09ense91.pdf.

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Undertaken in conjunction with JUMP (Joint Universities Masters Programme in Hydrology and Water Resources). Bibliography: leaves 76-83. Establishes a methodology using genetic algorithms to find the optimum operating policy for variable speed pumps in a water supply network over a period of 24 hours.

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Cross, Richard J. (Richard John). "Inference and Updating of Probabilistic Structural Life Prediction Models." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19828.

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Aerospace design requirements mandate acceptable levels of structural failure risk. Probabilistic fatigue models enable estimation of the likelihood of fatigue failure. A key step in the development of these models is the accurate inference of the probability distributions for dominant parameters. Since data sets for these inferences are of limited size, the fatigue model parameter distributions are themselves uncertain. A hierarchical Bayesian approach is adopted to account for the uncertainties in both the parameters and their distribution. Variables specifying the distribution of the f

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Chen, Qing. "Reliability-based structural design: a case of aircraft floor grid layout optimization." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/39630.

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In this thesis, several Reliability-based Design Optimization (RBDO) methods and algorithms for airplane floor grid layout optimization are proposed. A general RBDO process is proposed and validated by an example. Copula as a mathematical method to model random variable correlations is introduced to discover the correlations between random variables and to be applied in producing correlated data samples for Monte Carlo simulations. Based on Hasofer-Lind (HL) method, a correlated HL method is proposed to evaluate a reliability index under correlation. As an alternative method for computing a re

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Wang, Ni. "Statistical Learning in Logistics and Manufacturing Systems." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/11457.

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This thesis focuses on the developing of statistical methodology in reliability and quality engineering, and to assist the decision-makings at enterprise level, process level, and product level. In Chapter II, we propose a multi-level statistical modeling strategy to characterize data from spatial logistics systems. The model can support business decisions at different levels. The information available from higher hierarchies is incorporated into the multi-level model as constraint functions for lower hierarchies. The key contributions include proposing the top-down multi-level spatial models

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Sorooshian, Soroosh, and Vijai Kumar Gupta. "Improving the Reliability of Compartmental Models: Case of Conceptual Hydrologic Rainfall-Runoff Models." Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/614011.

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Clavareau, Julien. "Modélisation des stratégies de remplacement de composant et de systèmes soumis à l'obsolescence technologique." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/210482.

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Ce travail s’inscrit dans le cadre d’étude de la sûreté de fonctionnement.<p>La sûreté de fonctionnement est progressivement devenue partie intégrante de l’évaluation des performances des systèmes industriels. En effet, les pannes d’équipements, les pertes de production consécutives, et la maintenance des installations ont un impact économique majeur dans les entreprises. Il est donc essentiel pour un manager de pouvoir estimer de manière cohérente et réaliste les coûts de fonctionnement de l’entreprise, en tenant notamment compte des caractéristiques fiabilistes des équipements utilisés, ains

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Brunelle, Russell Dedric. "Customer-centered reliability measures for flexible multistate reliability models /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/10691.

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Zhu, Wenjin. "Maintenance of monitored systems with multiple deterioration mechanisms in dynamic environments : application to wind turbines." Thesis, Troyes, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014TROY0005/document.

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Les travaux présentés contribuent à la modélisation stochastique de la maintenance de systèmes mono- ou multi-composants à détériorations et à modes de défaillances multiples en environnement dynamique. Dans ce cadre, les contributions portent d'une part sur la modélisation des processus de défaillance, et d'autre part sur la proposition de structures de décision de maintenance intégrant les différents types d'information de surveillance en ligne disponible sur le système (état de détérioration mesuré ou reconstruit, état de l'environnement, ...) et le développement des modèles mathématiques d

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Mattos, Carlos Eduardo Lourenço. "Metodologia de ensaio de fluência em cabos de transmissão de energia elétrica." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2015. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/1360.

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A construção de linhas de transmissão são obras de grande impacto ambiental e requerem grandes investimentos financeiros. Este projeto de pesquisa, visa por meio de ensaios de laboratório, conceber uma ferramenta sistêmica para o aperfeiçoamento do método de determinação da fluência em cabos condutores de energia e OPGW (Optical Ground Wire), que tem sido utilizada no Brasil durante os últimos 30 anos, e analisar os efeitos na construção das linhas aéreas de transmissão. Visa também, proporcionar ganhos de confiabilidade ao sistema de transmissão de energia elétrica, pois o projeto, a construç

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Rodriguez, obando Diego Jair. "From Deterioration Modeling to Remaining Useful Life Control : a comprehensive framework for post-prognosis decision-making applied to friction drive systems." Thesis, Université Grenoble Alpes (ComUE), 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018GREAT086/document.

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La durée de vie utile résiduelle (RUL) peut être simplement définie comme une prédiction du temps restant pendant lequel un système est capable d'exécuter sa fonction prévue ; elle est mesurée à partir de l'instant présent jusqu'à la défaillance finale. Cette durée prévue dépend principalement de l'état de détérioration des composants du système et de leurs conditions de fonctionnement futures prévues. Ainsi, la prédiction de la RUL est un processus incertain et son contrôle n'est pas une tâche triviale. En général, le but de la prévision de la RUL est d'influencer la prise de décision pour le

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Lin, Daming. "Reliability growth models and reliability acceptance sampling plans from a Bayesian viewpoint /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13999618.

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林達明 and Daming Lin. "Reliability growth models and reliability acceptance sampling plans from a Bayesian viewpoint." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3123429X.

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Gong, Zitong. "Calibration of expensive computer models using engineering reliability methods." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2018. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3028587/.

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The prediction ability of complex computer models (also known as simulators) relies on how well they are calibrated to experimental data. History Matching (HM) is a form of model calibration for computationally expensive models. HM sequentially cuts down the input space to find the fitting input domain that provides a reasonable match between model output and experimental data. A considerable number of simulator runs are required for typical model calibration. Hence, HM involves Bayesian emulation to reduce the cost of running the original model. Despite this, the generation of samples from th

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Higgins, Andrew. "Optimisation of train schedules to minimise transit time and maximise reliability." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1996. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/107082/1/T%28S%29%20118%20Optimisation%20of%20train%20schedules%20to%20minimise%20transit%20time%20and%20maximise%20reliability.pdf.

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The overall performance of a train schedule is measured in terms of the mean and variance of train lateness (reliability) as well as the travel time of individual trains. The concept is a critical performance measure for both urban and non-urban rail passenger services, as well as rail freight transportation. This thesis deals with the scheduling of trains on single track corridors, so as to minimise train trip times and maximise reliability of train arrival times. A method to quantify the amount of risk of delay associated with each train, each track segment, and the schedule as a whole, is

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Vu, Hai Canh. "Stratégies de regroupement pour la maintenance des systèmes à composants multiples avec structure complexe." Thesis, Troyes, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015TROY0008/document.

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Au cours des dernières décennies, avec un fort développement de l'économie mondiale et des nouvelles technologies, la structure des systèmes industriels devient de plus en plus complexe. Elle peut être une combinaison des structures élémentaires telles que structures séries, structures parallèles, structures séries-parallèles, etc. Dans la littérature, la plupart des travaux s'intéressent à développer des stratégies de regroupement en considérant des structures séries. Cette hypothèse est parfois très pénalisée et se limite l'application de ces stratégies dans la réalité. C'est pourquoi, l'obj

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Fagundo, Arturo. "Hierarchical modeling for reliability analysis using Markov models." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35417.

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Reller, Susan R. "Reliability diagnostic strategies for series systems under imperfect testing." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45926.

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An expected cost model was developed for failure detection in series systems under imperfect testing. Type I and type II error probabilities are included and single-pass sample paths are required. The model accounts for the expected costs of testing components, false positive termination, and no-defect-found outcomes. Based on the model, a heuristic was developed to construct the cost minimizing testing sequence. The heuristic algorithm utilizes elementary arithmetic computations and has been successfully applied to a variety of problems. Furthermore, the algorithm appears to be globally co

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Er, Kim Hua. "Analysis of the reliability disparity and reliability growth analysis of a combat system using AMSAA extended reliability growth models." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/1788.

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The first part of this thesis aims to identify and analyze what aspects of the MIL-HDBK-217 prediction model are causing the large variation between prediction and field reliability. The key findings of the literature research suggest that the main reason for the inaccuracy in prediction is because of the constant failure rate assumption used in MIL-HDBK-217 is usually not applicable. Secondly, even if the constant failure rate assumption is applicable, the disparity may still exist in the presence of design and quality related problems in new systems. A possible solution is to apply relia

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Ko, Chun-Hung. "Systems reliability analysis of bridge superstructures." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1995.

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Dermentzoudis, Marinos. "Establishment of models and data tracking for small UAV reliability." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Jun%5FDermentzoudis.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research and M.S. in Systems Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2004.<br>Thesis advisor(s): David Olwell. Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-224). Also available online.

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Li, Heping. "Condition-based maintenance policies for multi-component systems considering stochastic dependences." Thesis, Troyes, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016TROY0030/document.

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De nos jours, les systèmes industriels sont de plus en plus complexes tant du point de vue de leur structure logique que des diverses dépendances (dépendances économique, stochastiques et structurelles) entre leurs composants qui peuvent influencer l'optimisation de la maintenance. La Maintenance conditionnelle qui permet de gérer les activités de maintenance en fonction de l’information de surveillance a fait l’objet de beaucoup d'attention au cours des dernières années, mais les dépendances stochastiques sont rarement utilisées dans le processus de prise de décision. Par conséquent, cette th

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Brophy, Dennis J. O'Leary James D. "Software evaluation for developing software reliability engineering and metrics models /." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1999. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA361889.

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Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management) Naval Postgraduate School, March 1999.<br>"March 1999". Thesis advisor(s): Norman F. Schneidewind, Douglas Brinkley. Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-60). Also available online.

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Brophy, Dennis J., and James D. O'Leary. "Software evaluation for developing software reliability engineering and metrics models." Thesis, Monterey, California ; Naval Postgraduate School, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/13581.

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Today's software is extremely complex, often constituting millions of lines of instructions. Programs are expected to operate smoothly on a wide variety of platforms. There are continuous attempts to try to assess what the reliability of a software package is and to predict what the reliability of software under development will be. The quantitative aspects of these assessments deal with evaluating, characterizing and predicting how well software will operate. Experience has shown that it is extremely difficult to make something as large and complex as modern software and predict with any accu

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Nguyen, Kim Anh. "Développement de stratégies de maintenance prévisionnelle de systèmes multi-composants avec structure complexe." Thesis, Troyes, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015TROY0027/document.

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Aujourd'hui, les systèmes industriels deviennent de plus en plus complexes. Cette complexité est due d’une part à la structure du système qui ne se résume pas à des structures classiques en fiabilité, d’autre part à la prise en compte de composants présentant des phénomènes de dégradation graduelle que des systèmes de monitoring permettent de surveiller. Ceci mène à l'objectif de cette thèse portant sur le développement des stratégies de maintenance prévisionnelle pour des systèmes multi-composants complexes. Les politiques envisagées proposent notamment des stratégies de regroupement de compo

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Ly, Cuong. "Reliability study of the Callide power station electrical system." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1997. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36023/1/36023_Ly_1997.pdf.

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The reliable operation of the electrical system at Callide Power Station is of extreme importance to the normal everyday running of the Station. The electrical system configuration and hardware are inherently very reliable. However, in all cases the failure of components such as circuit breakers, switchboards, and transformers would directly or indirectly effect the Station's capability to generate at full load capacity and hence maximise revenue. This study has applied the principles of reliability and has utilised a reliability software package to do an analysis on the electrical syste

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Manning, Charles Roger 1956. "Infiltration parameters for mathematical models of furrow irrigation." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278286.

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The effort to improve furrow irrigation design and management by use of mathematical models is hampered by the difficulty of obtaining infiltration parameters that adequately describe the infiltration process in furrows. This difficulty is related to the effect on infiltration of the variability of wetted width of a furrow with depth. Detailed field measurements of twelve furrow irrigations were used to develop infiltration parameters based on three different assumptions regarding the variation of wetted width with depth. These infiltration parameters were used as input into a mathematical mod

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Terciyanli, Erman. "Alternative Mathematical Models For Revenue Management Problems." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610711/index.pdf.

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In this study, the seat inventory control problem is considered for airline networks from the perspective of a risk-averse decision maker. In the revenue management literature, it is generally assumed that the decision makers are risk-neutral. Therefore, the expected revenue is maximized without taking the variability or any other risk factor into account. On the other hand, risk-sensitive approach provides us with more information about the behavior of the revenue. The risk measure we consider in this study is the probability that revenue is less than a predetermined threshold level. In the r

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Khosravi-Dehkordi, Iman. "Load flow feasibility under extreme contingencies." Thesis, McGill University, 2007. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=100252.

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This thesis examines the problem of load flow feasibility, in other words, the conditions under which a power network characterized by the load flow equations has a steady-state solution. In this thesis, we are particularly interested in load flow feasibility in the presence of extreme contingencies such as the outage of several transmission lines.<br>Denoting the load flow equations by z = f(x) where z is the vector of specified injections (the real and reactive bus demands, the specified real power bus generations and the specified bus voltage levels), the question addressed is whether there

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Fathi, Aghdam Faranak. "Nanowire Growth Process Modeling and Reliability Models for Nanodevices." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/612823.

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Nowadays, nanotechnology is becoming an inescapable part of everyday life. The big barrier in front of its rapid growth is our incapability of producing nanoscale materials in a reliable and cost-effective way. In fact, the current yield of nano-devices is very low (around 10 %), which makes fabrications of nano-devices very expensive and uncertain. To overcome this challenge, the first and most important step is to investigate how to control nano-structure synthesis variations. The main directions of reliability research in nanotechnology can be classified either from a material perspective o

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Cho, Young Jin. "Effects of decomposition level on the intrarater reliability of multiattribute alternative evaluation." Diss., This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-171537/.

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Lewis, Doris Trinh 1957. "A ROBUST METHOD FOR USING MAINTAINABILITY COST MODELS (RELIABILITY, OPTIMIZATION, SENSITIVITY, UNCERTAINTY)." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/292098.

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Garbuno, Inigo A. "Stochastic methods for emulation, calibration and reliability analysis of engineering models." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2018. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3026757/.

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This dissertation examines the use of non-parametric Bayesian methods and advanced Monte Carlo algorithms for the emulation and reliability analysis of complex engineering computations. Firstly, the problem lies in the reduction of the computational cost of such models and the generation of posterior samples for the Gaussian Process' (GP) hyperparameters. In a GP, as the flexibility of the mechanism to induce correlations among training points increases, the number of hyperparameters increases as well. This leads to multimodal posterior distributions. Typical variants of MCMC samplers are not

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Viriththamulla, Gamage Indrajith. "Mathematical programming models and heuristics for standard modular design problem." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/185431.

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In this dissertation, we investigate the problem of designing standard modules which can be used in a wide variety of products. The basic problem is: given a set of parts and products, and a list of the number of each part required in each product, how do we group parts into modules and modules into products to minimize costs and satisfy requirements. The design of computers, electronic equipments, tool kits, emergency vehicles and standard military groupings are among the potential applications for this work. Several mathematical programming models for modular design are developed and the adv

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Akileh, Aiman R. "Elastic-plastic analysis of axisymmetrically loaded isotropic circular and annular plates undergoing large deflections." PDXScholar, 1986. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3559.

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The concept of load analogy is used in the elastic and elastic-plastic analysis of isotropic circular and annular plates undergoing moderately large deflection. The effects of the nonlinear terms of lateral displacement and the plastic strains are considered as additional fictitious lateral loads, edge moments, and in-plane forces acting on the plate. The solution of an elastic or elastic-plastic Von Karman type plate is hence reduced to a set of two equivalent elastic plate problems with small displacements, namely, a plane problem in elasticity and a linear elastic plate bending problem. The

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Bolduc, Laura Christine. "Probabilistic models and reliability analysis of scour depth around bridge piers." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1764.

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