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Additional authors

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

Description

1. xxxix, 927 pages : illustrations; 27 cm

Subject

1. Birnbaum, Z. W. 1903-2000
2. Birnbaum, Zygmunt William, (1903- )
3. Reliability (Engineering) > Congresses
4. Trees (Graph theory) > Congresses
5. System safety > Congresses
6. Théorie des graphes
7. Sécurité
8. Ingénierie
9. Congrès
10. Reliability (Engineering)
11. System safety
12. Trees (Graph theory)
13. Arbres (théorie des graphes)
14. Fiabilité
15. Sécurité des systèmes

Genre/Form

1. Conference papers and proceedings.

Contents

1. 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.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Note

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

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references.