Risk-Based Engineering An Integrated Approach to Complex Systems—Special Reference to Nuclear Plants

The book comprehensively covers the various aspects of risk modeling and analysis in technological contexts. It pursues a systems approach to modeling risk and reliability concerns in engineering, and covers the key concepts of risk analysis and mathematical tools used to assess and account for risk...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Varde, Prabhakar V., Pecht, Michael G. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2018, 2018
Edition:1st ed. 2018
Series:Springer Series in Reliability Engineering
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Risk Characterization
  • Chapter 3: Probabilistic Approach to Reliability Engineering
  • Chapter 4: System Reliability Modelling
  • Chapter 5: Life Prediction
  • Chapter 6: Probabilistic Risk Assessment
  • Chapter 7: Risk-based Design
  • Chapter 8: Fatigue and Fracture Risk Assessment- A Probabilistic Framework
  • Chapter 9: Uncertainty Modeling
  • Chapter 10: Human Reliability Analysis
  • Chapter 11: Digital system reliability
  • Chapter 12: Physics of Failure
  • Chapter 13: Prognostics and Health Management
  • Chapter 14: Risk Informed Decisions
  • Chapter 15: Risk-based / Risk-informed Applications
  • Appendix: Statistical Tables