Handbook of RAMS in Railway Systems : Theory and Practice /: Theory and Practice. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Qamar Mahboob, Enrico Zio.
• Editors: Mahboob, Qamar; Zio, Enrico
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Section 1; Chapter 1: Introduction to the Requirements of Railway RAM, Safety, and Related General Management; 1.1 Introduction and Background; 1.2 RAMS Management Requirements; 1.3 Life Cycle-Based RAM, Safety, and General Management Tasks; 1.4 Summary; References; Chapter 2: Basic Methods for RAM Analysis and Decision Making; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Failure Modes and Effects Analysis; 2.2.1 Procedure of an FMEA; 2.2.2 Criticality Analysis; 2.2.3 Strengths and Limitations 2.3 Reliability Block Diagrams and Boolean Methods2.3.1 Basic Models for RBDs; 2.3.2 Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects; 2.3.3 Strengths and Limitations; 2.4 Fault Tree Analysis; 2.4.1 Standard FTA Methodology and Construction Guidelines; 2.4.2 Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses; Advanced FTA Methodology; 2.4.3 Maintenance Strategies; 2.4.4 Applications in Railway Industry; 2.4.5 Strengths and Limitations; 2.5 Event Tree Analysis; 2.5.1 Construction of an Event Tree; 2.5.2 Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses; 2.5.3 Applications in Railway Industry; 2.5.4 Strengths and Limitations 2.6 Bowtie Method2.6.1 Construction of a Bowtie Diagram; 2.6.2 Strengths and Limitations; 2.7 Component Importance Measures; 2.7.1 Definitions of CIM; 2.7.2 Computation of CIM by Using FTA; 2.8 Decision Tree Analysis; 2.8.1 Construction and Evaluation of a DT; 2.8.2 Strengths and Limitations; 2.9 Summary; References; Chapter 3: Advanced Methods for RAM Analysis and Decision Making; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Markov Models; 3.2.1 Theoretical Background; 3.2.2 Markov Model Development; 3.2.3 Further Extensions; 3.2.4 Applications in Railway Industry; 3.2.5 Strengths and Limitations 3.3 Monte Carlo Simulation3.3.1 Generation of Random Variates; 3.3.2 Basic Concepts of Monte Carlo Simulation; 3.3.3 Variance Reduction Techniques; 3.3.4 Applications in Railway Industry; 3.3.5 Strengths and Limitations; 3.4 Petri Nets; 3.4.1 Basic Elements of GSPNs and Construction Guidelines; 3.4.2 Applications in Railway Industry; 3.5 Bayesian Networks and Influence Diagrams; 3.5.1 Basic Concepts of Bayesian Networks; 3.5.2 Inference in BNs; 3.5.3 Mapping of Fault Trees and Event Trees to BNs; 3.5.4 Influence Diagrams; 3.5.5 Applications in Railway Industry; 3.5.6 Strengths and Limitations 3.6 SummaryReferences; Chapter 4: Safety Integrity Concept; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Integrity Concept; 4.3 Safety Integrity Requirements; 4.4 Safety Integrity Requirements for Mechatronic Functions; 4.5 Apportionment of Safety Targets and Allocation of Safety Integrity Requirements; 4.6 Misuse of SIL; 4.7 Conclusions; Abbreviations; References; Chapter 5: SIL Apportionment and SIL Allocation; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 SILs; 5.3 Combining SILs; 5.3.1 DEF-STAN-0056; 5.3.2 Yellow Book; 5.3.3 IEC 61508; 5.3.4 SIRF 400; 5.3.5 Numerical Approach; 5.3.6 Short Summary on SIL Combination; 5.4 Examples
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 625.100289; Transportation Engineering; Instrumentation, Measurement & Testing; Automotive Technology & Engineering; ENGnetBASE; CivilEngineeringnetBASE; ElectricalEngineeringnetBASE; MechanicalEngineeringnetBASE; SCI-TECHnetBASE; STMnetBASE; Transportation engineering; Electronic instruments; Measurement; Electric testing; Automobiles -- Design and construction; Railroads -- Safety measures -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Railroads -- Security measures -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Railroads -- Equipment and supplies -- Reliability -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781315269351; 9781351978798; 1351978799; 9781351978781; 1351978780
• Related ISBNs: 131526935X
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