Safety, reliability and risk analysis : theory, methods and applications : proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2008, and 17th SRA-Europe, Valencia, Spain, September 22-25, 2008

Table of contents Preface XXIV Organization XXXI Acknowledgment XXXV Introduction XXXVII VOLUME 1 Thematic areas Accident and incident investigation A code for the simulation of human failure events in nuclear power plants: SIMPROC 3 J. Gil, J. Esperon, L. Gamo, I. Fernandez, P. Gonzalez, J. Moreno, A. Exposito, C. Queral, G. Rodriguez & J. Hortal A preliminary analysis of the eTlahuacf incident by applying the MORT technique 11 J.R. Santos-Reyes, S. Olmos-Pena & L.M. Hernandez-Simon Comparing a multi-linear (STEP) and systemic (FRAM) method for accident analysis 19 I.A. Herrera & R. Woltjer Development of a database for reporting and analysis of near misses in the Italian chemical industry 27 R.V. Gagliardi & G. Astarita Development of incident report analysis system based on m-SHEL ontology 33 Y. Asada, T. Kanno & K. Furuta Forklifts overturn incidents and prevention in Taiwan 39 K.Y. Chen, S.-H. Wu & C.-M. Shu Formal modelling of incidents and accidents as a means for enriching training material for satellite control operations 45 S. Basnyat, P. Palanque, R. Bernhaupt & E. Poupart Hazard factors analysis in regional traffic records 57 M. Mlynczak & J. Sipa Organizational analysis of availability: What are the lessons for a high risk industrial company? 63 M. Voirin, S. Pierlot & Y. Dien Thermal explosion analysis of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide by non-isothermal and isothermal calorimetry application 71 S.H. Wu, J.M. Tseng & C.M. Shu V Crisis and emergency management A mathematical model for risk analysis of disaster chains 79 A. Xuewei Ji, B. Wenguo Weng & Pan Li Effective learning from emergency responses 83 K. Eriksson & J. Borell On the constructive role of multi-criteria analysis in complex decision-making: An application in radiological emergency management 89 C. Turcanu, B. Carle, J. Paridaens & F. Hardeman Decision support systems and software tools for safety and reliability Complex, expert based multi-role assessment system for small and medium enterprises 99 S.G. Kovacs & M. Costescu DETECT: A novel framework for the detection of attacks to critical infrastructures 105 F. Flammini, A. Gaglione, N. Mazzocca & C. Pragliola Methodology and software platform for multi-layer causal modeling 113 K.M. Groth, C. Wang, D. Zhu & A. Mosleh SCAIS (Simulation Code System for Integrated Safety Assessment): Current status and applications 121 J.M. Izquierdo, J. Hortal, M. Sanchez, E. Melendez, R. Herrero, J. Gil, L. Gamo, I. Fernandez, J. Esperon, P. Gonzalez, C. Queral, A. Exposito & G. Rodriguez Using GIS and multivariate analyses to visualize risk levels and spatial patterns of severe accidents in the energy sector 129 P. Burgherr Weak signals of potential accidents at eeSevesoff establishments 137 P.A. Bragatto, P. Agnello, S. Ansaldi & P. Pittiglio Dynamic reliability A dynamic fault classification scheme 147 B. Fechner Importance factors in dynamic reliability 155 R. Eymard, S. Mercier & M. Roussignol TSD, a SCAIS suitable variant of the SDTPD 163 J.M. Izquierdo & I. Canamon Fault identification and diagnostics Application of a vapour compression chiller lumped model for fault detection 175 J. Navarro-Esbri, A. Real, D. Ginestar & S. Martorell Automatic source code analysis of failure modes causing error propagation 183 S. Sarshar & R. Winther Development of a prognostic tool to perform reliability analysis 191 M. El-Koujok, R. Gouriveau & N. Zerhouni Fault detection and diagnosis in monitoring a hot dip galvanizing line using multivariate statistical process control 201 J.C. Garcia-Diaz Fault identification, diagnosis and compensation of flatness errors in hard turning of tool steels 205 F. Veiga, J. Fernandez, E. Viles, M. Arizmendi, A. Gil & M.L. Penalva VI From diagnosis to prognosis: A maintenance experience for an electric locomotive 211 O. Borgia, F. De Carlo & M. Tucci Human factors A study on the validity of R-TACOM measure by comparing operator response time data 221 J. Park & W. Jung An evaluation of the Enhanced Bayesian THERP method using simulator data 227 K. Bladh, J.-E. Holmberg & P. Pyy Comparing CESA-Q human reliability analysis with evidence from simulator: A first attempt 233 L. Podofillini & B. Reer Exploratory and confirmatory analysis of the relationship between social norms and safety behavior 243 C. Fugas, S.A. da Silva & J.L. Melia Functional safety and layer of protection analysis with regard to human factors 249 K.T. Kosmowski How employeesf use of information technology systems shape reliable operations of large scale technological systems 259 T.K. Andersen, P. Nasje, H. Torvatn & K. Skarholt Incorporating simulator evidence into HRA: Insights from the data analysis of the international HRA empirical study 267 S. Massaiu, P.O. Braarud & M. Hildebrandt Insights from the eeHRA international empirical studyff: How to link data and HRA with MERMOS 275 H. Pesme, P. Le Bot & P. Meyer Operatorsf response time estimation for a critical task using the fuzzy logic theory 281 M. Konstandinidou, Z. Nivolianitou, G. Simos, C. Kiranoudis & N. Markatos The concept of organizational supportiveness 291 J. Nicholls, J. Harvey & G. Erdos The influence of personal variables on changes in driver behaviour 299 S. Heslop, J. Harvey, N. Thorpe & C. Mulley The key role of expert judgment in CO2 underground storage projects 305 C. Vivalda & L. Jammes Integrated risk management and risk.informed decision-making All-hazards risk framework.An architecture model 315 S. Verga Comparisons and discussion of different integrated risk approaches 323 R. Steen & T. Aven Management of risk caused by domino effect resulting from design system dysfunctions 331 S. Sperandio, V. Robin & Ph. Girard On some aspects related to the use of integrated risk analyses for the decision making process, including its use in the non-nuclear applications 341 D. Serbanescu, A.L. Vetere Arellano & A. Colli On the usage of weather derivatives in Austria.An empirical study 351 M. Bank & R. Wiesner VII Precaution in practice? The case of nanomaterial industry 361 H. Kastenholz, A. Helland & M. Siegrist Risk based maintenance prioritisation 365 G. Birkeland, S. Eisinger & T. Aven Shifts in environmental health risk governance: An analytical framework 369 H.A.C. Runhaar, J.P. van der Sluijs & P.P.J. Driessen What does eesafety marginff really mean? 379 J. Hortal, R. Mendizabal & F. Pelayo Legislative dimensions of risk management Accidents, risk analysis and safety management.Different perspective at a Swedish safety authority 391 O. Harrami, M. Stromgren, U. Postgard & R. All Evaluation of risk and safety issues at the Swedish Rescue Services Agency 399 O. Harrami, U. Postgard & M. Stromgren Regulation of information security and the impact on top management commitment. A comparative study of the electric power supply sector and the finance sector 407 J.M. Hagen & E. Albrechtsen The unintended consequences of risk regulation 415 B.H. MacGillivray, R.E. Alcock & J.S. Busby Maintenance modelling and optimisation A hybrid age-based maintenance policy for heterogeneous items 423 P.A. Scarf, C.A.V. Cavalcante, R.W. Dwight & P. Gordon A stochastic process model for computing the cost of a condition-based maintenance plan 431 J.A.M. van der Weide, M.D. Pandey & J.M. van Noortwijk A study about influence of uncertain distribution inputs in maintenance optimization 441 R. Mullor, S. Martorell, A. Sanchez & N. Martinez-Alzamora Aging processes as a primary aspect of predicting reliability and life of aeronautical hardware 449 J. Z.urek, M. Zieja, G. Kowalczyk & T. Niezgoda An alternative imperfect preventive maintenance model 455 J. Clavareau & P.E. Labeau An imperfect preventive maintenance model with dependent failure modes 463 I.T. Castro Condition-based maintenance approaches for deteriorating system influenced by environmental conditions 469 E. Deloux, B. Castanier & C. Berenguer Condition-based maintenance by particle filtering 477 F. Cadini, E. Zio & D. Avram Corrective maintenance for aging air conditioning systems 483 I. Frenkel, L. Khvatskin & A. Lisnianski Exact reliability quantification of highly reliable systems with maintenance 489 R. Bri. Genetic algorithm optimization of preventive maintenance scheduling for repairable systems modeled by generalized renewal process 497 P.A.A. Garcia, M.C. SantfAna, V.C. Damaso & P.F. Frutuoso e Melo VIII Maintenance modelling integrating human and material resources 505 S. Martorell, M. Villamizar, A. Sanchez & G. Clemente Modelling competing risks and opportunistic maintenance with expert judgement 515 T. Bedford & B.M. Alkali Modelling different types of failure and residual life estimation for condition-based maintenance 523 M.J. Carr & W. Wang Multi-component systems modeling for quantifying complex maintenance strategies 531 V. Zille, C. Berenguer, A. Grall, A. Despujols & J. Lonchampt Multiobjective optimization of redundancy allocation in systems with imperfect repairs via ant colony and discrete event simulation 541 I.D. Lins & E. Lopez Droguett Non-homogeneous Markov reward model for aging multi-state system under corrective maintenance 551 A. Lisnianski & I. Frenkel On the modeling of ageing using Weibull models: Case studies 559 P. Praks, H. Fernandez Bacarizo & P.-E. Labeau On-line condition-based maintenance for systems with several modes of degradation 567 A. Ponchet, M. Fouladirad & A. Grall Opportunity-based age replacement for a system under two types of failures 575 F.G. Badia & M.D. Berrade Optimal inspection intervals for maintainable equipment 581 O. Hryniewicz Optimal periodic inspection of series systems with revealed and unrevealed failures 587 M. Carvalho, E. Nunes & J. Telhada Optimal periodic inspection/replacement policy for deteriorating systems with explanatory variables 593 X. Zhao, M. Fouladirad, C. Berenguer & L. Bordes Optimal replacement policy for components with general failure rates submitted to obsolescence 603 S. Mercier Optimization of the maintenance function at a company 611 S. Adjabi, K. Adel-Aissanou & M. Azi Planning and scheduling maintenance resources in a complex system 619 M. Newby & C. Barker Preventive maintenance planning using prior expert knowledge and multicriteria method PROMETHEE III 627 F.A. Figueiredo, C.A.V. Cavalcante & A.T. de Almeida Profitability assessment of outsourcing maintenance from the producer (big rotary machine study) 635 P. Fuchs & J. Zajicek Simulated annealing method for the selective maintenance optimization of multi-mission series-parallel systems 641 A. Khatab, D. Ait-Kadi & A. Artiba Study on the availability of a k-out-of-N System given limited spares under (m, NG) maintenance policy 649 T. Zhang, H.T. Lei & B. Guo System value trajectories, maintenance, and its present value 659 K.B. Marais & J.H. Saleh IX The maintenance management framework: A practical view to maintenance management 669 A. Crespo Marquez, P. Moreu de Leon, J.F. Gomez Fernandez, C. Parra Marquez & V. Gonzalez Workplace occupation and equipment availability and utilization, in the context of maintenance float systems 675 I.S. Lopes, A.F. Leitao & G.A.B. Pereira Monte Carlo methods in system safety and reliability Availability and reliability assessment of industrial complex systems: A practical view applied on a bioethanol plant simulation 687 V. Gonzalez, C. Parra, J.F. Gomez, A. Crespo & P. Moreu de Leon Handling dependencies between variables with imprecise probabilistic models 697 S. Destercke & E. Chojnacki Monte Carlo simulation for investigating the influence of maintenance strategies on the production availability of offshore installations 703 K.P. Chang, D. Chang, T.J. Rhee & E. Zio Reliability analysis of discrete multi-state systems by means of subset simulation 709 E. Zio & N. Pedroni The application of Bayesian interpolation in Monte Carlo simulations 717 M. Rajabalinejad, P.H.A.J.M. van Gelder & N. van Erp Occupational safety Application of virtual reality technologies to improve occupational & industrial safety in industrial processes 727 J. Rubio, B. Rubio, C. Vaquero, N. Galarza, A. Pelaz, J.L. Ipina, D. Sagasti & L. Jorda Applying the resilience concept in practice: A case study from the oil and gas industry 733 L. Hansson, I. Andrade Herrera, T. Kongsvik & G. Solberg Development of an assessment tool to facilitate OHS management based upon the safe place, safe person, safe systems framework 739 A.-M. Makin & C. Winder Exploring knowledge translation in occupational health using the mental models approach: A case study of machine shops 749 A.-M. Nicol & A.C. Hurrell Mathematical modelling of risk factors concerning work-related traffic accidents 757 C. Santamaria, G. Rubio, B. Garcia & E. Navarro New performance indicators for the health and safety domain: A benchmarking use perspective 761 H.V. Neto, P.M. Arezes & S.D. Sousa Occupational risk management for fall from height 767 O.N. Aneziris, M. Konstandinidou, I.A. Papazoglou, M. Mud, M. Damen, J. Kuiper, H. Baksteen, L.J. Bellamy, J.G. Post & J. Oh Occupational risk management for vapour/gas explosions 777 I.A. Papazoglou, O.N. Aneziris, M. Konstandinidou, M. Mud, M. Damen, J. Kuiper, A. Bloemhoff, H. Baksteen, L.J. Bellamy, J.G. Post & J. Oh Occupational risk of an aluminium industry 787 O.N. Aneziris, I.A. Papazoglou & O. Doudakmani Risk regulation bureaucracies in EU accession states: Drinking water safety in Estonia 797 K. Kangur X Organization learning Can organisational learning improve safety and resilience during changes? 805 S.O. Johnsen & S. Habrekke Consequence analysis as organizational development 813 B. Moltu, A. Jarl Ringstad & G. Guttormsen Integrated operations and leadership.How virtual cooperation influences leadership practice 821 K. Skarholt, P. Nasje, V. Hepso & A.S. Bye Outsourcing maintenance in services providers 829 J.F. Gomez, C. Parra, V. Gonzalez, A. Crespo & P. Moreu de Leon Revising rules and reviving knowledge in the Norwegian railway system 839 H.C. Blakstad, R. Rosness & J. Hovden Risk Management in systems: Learning to recognize and respond to weak signals 847 E. Guillaume Author index 853 VOLUME 2 Reliability and safety data collection and analysis A new step-stress Accelerated Life Testing approach: Step-Down-Stress 863 C. Zhang, Y. Wang, X. Chen & Y. Jiang Application of a generalized lognormal distribution to engineering data fitting 869 J. Martin & C.J. Perez Collection and analysis of reliability data over the whole product lifetime of vehicles 875 T. Leopold & B. Bertsche Comparison of phase-type distributions with mixed and additive Weibull models 881 M.C. Segovia & C. Guedes Soares Evaluation methodology of industry equipment functional reliability 891 J. Kamenicky Evaluation of device reliability based on accelerated tests 899 E. Nogueira Diaz, M. Vazquez Lopez & D. Rodriguez Cano Evaluation, analysis and synthesis of multiple source information: An application to nuclear computer codes 905 S. Destercke & E. Chojnacki Improving reliability using new processes and methods 913 S.J. Park, S.D. Park & K.T. Jo Life test applied to Brazilian friction-resistant low alloy-high strength steel rails 919 D.I. De Souza, A. Naked Haddad & D. Rocha Fonseca Non-homogeneous Poisson Process (NHPP), stochastic model applied to evaluate the economic impact of the failure in the Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) 929 C. Parra Marquez, A. Crespo Marquez, P. Moreu de Leon, J. Gomez Fernandez & V. Gonzalez Diaz Risk trends, indicators and learning rates: A new case study of North sea oil and gas 941 R.B. Duffey & A.B. Skjerve Robust estimation for an imperfect test and repair model using Gaussian mixtures 949 S.P. Wilson & S. Goyal XI Risk and evidence based policy making Environmental reliability as a requirement for defining environmental impact limits in critical areas 957 E. Calixto & E. Lebre La Rovere Hazardous aid? The crowding-out effect of international charity 965 P.A. Raschky & M. Schwindt Individual risk-taking and external effects.An empirical examination 973 S. Borsky & P.A. Raschky Licensing a Biofuel plan transforming animal fats 981 J.-F. David Modelling incident escalation in explosives storage 987 G. Hardman, T. Bedford, J. Quigley & L. Walls The measurement and management of Deca-BDE.Why the continued certainty of uncertainty? 993 R.E. Alcock, B.H. McGillivray & J.S. Busby Risk and hazard analysis A contribution to accelerated testing implementation 1001 S. Hossein Mohammadian M., D. Ait-Kadi, A. Coulibaly & B. Mutel A decomposition method to analyze complex fault trees 1009 S. Contini A quantitative methodology for risk assessment of explosive atmospheres according to the ATEX directive 1019 R. Lisi, M.F. Milazzo & G. Maschio A risk theory based on hyperbolic parallel curves and risk assessment in time 1027 N. Popoviciu & F. Baicu Accident occurrence evaluation of phased-mission systems composed of components with multiple failure modes 1035 T. Kohda Added value in fault tree analyses 1041 T. Norberg, L. Rosen & A. Lindhe Alarm prioritization at plant design stage.A simplified approach 1049 P. Barbarini, G. Franzoni & E. Kulot Analysis of possibilities of timing dependencies modeling.Example of logistic support system 1055 J. Magott, T. Nowakowski, P. Skrobanek & S. Werbinska Applications of supply process reliability model 1065 A. Jodejko & T. Nowakowski Applying optimization criteria to risk analysis 1073 H. Medina, J. Arnaldos & J. Casal Chemical risk assessment for inspection teams during CTBT on-site inspections of sites potentially contaminated with industrial chemicals 1081 G. Malich & C. Winder Comparison of different methodologies to estimate the evacuation radius in the case of a toxic release 1089 M.I. Montoya & E. Planas Conceptualizing and managing risk networks. New insights for risk management 1097 R.W. Schroder XII Developments in fault tree techniques and importance measures 1103 J.K. Vaurio Dutch registration of risk situations 1113 J.P. vanft Sant, H.J. Manuel & A. van den Berg Experimental study of jet fires 1119 M. Gomez-Mares, A. Palacios, A. Peiretti, M. Munoz & J. Casal Failure mode and effect analysis algorithm for tunneling projects 1125 K. Rezaie, V. Ebrahimipour & S. Shokravi Fuzzy FMEA: A study case on a discontinuous distillation plant 1129 S.S. Rivera & J.E. Nunez Mc Leod Risk analysis in extreme environmental conditions for Aconcagua Mountain station 1135 J.E. Nunez Mc Leod & S.S. Rivera Geographic information system for evaluation of technical condition and residual life of pipelines 1141 P. Yukhymets, R. Spitsa & S. Kobelsky Inherent safety indices for the design of layout plans 1147 A. Tugnoli, V. Cozzani, F.I. Khan & P.R. Amyotte Minmax defense strategy for multi-state systems 1157 G. Levitin & K. Hausken Multicriteria risk assessment for risk ranking of natural gas pipelines 1165 A.J. de M. Brito, C.A.V. Cavalcante, R.J.P. Ferreira & A.T. de Almeida New insight into PFDavg and PFH 1173 F. Innal, Y. Dutuit, A. Rauzy & J.-P. Signoret On causes and dependencies of errors in human and organizational barriers against major accidents 1181 J.E. Vinnem Quantitative risk analysis method for warehouses with packaged hazardous materials 1191 D. Riedstra, G.M.H. Laheij & A.A.C. van Vliet Ranking the attractiveness of industrial plants to external acts of interference 1199 M. Sabatini, S. Zanelli, S. Ganapini, S. Bonvicini & V. Cozzani Review and discussion of uncertainty taxonomies used in risk analysis 1207 T.E. Nokland & T. Aven Risk analysis in the frame of the ATEX Directive and the preparation of an Explosion Protection Document 1217 A. Pey, G. Suter, M. Glor, P. Lerena & J. Campos Risk reduction by use of a buffer zone 1223 S.I. Wijnant-Timmerman & T. Wiersma Safety in engineering practice 1231 Z. Smalko & J. Szpytko Why ISO 13702 and NFPA 15 standards may lead to unsafe design 1239 S. Medonos & R. Raman Risk control in complex environments Is there an optimal type for high reliability organization? A study of the UK offshore industry 1251 J.S. Busby, A. Collins & R. Miles The optimization of system safety: Rationality, insurance, and optimal protection 1259 R.B. Jongejan & J.K. Vrijling XIII Thermal characteristic analysis of Y type zeolite by differential scanning calorimetry 1267 S.H. Wu, W.P. Weng, C.C. Hsieh & C.M. Shu Using network methodology to define emergency response team location: The Brazilian refinery case study 1273 E. Calixto, E. Lebre La Rovere & J. Eustaquio Beraldo Risk perception and communication (Mis-)conceptions of safety principles 1283 J.-T. Gayen & H. Schabe Climate change in the British press: The role of the visual 1293 N.W. Smith & H. Joffe Do the people exposed to a technological risk always want more information about it? Some observations on cases of rejection 1301 J. Espluga, J. Farre, J. Gonzalo, T. Horlick-Jones, A. Prades, C. Oltra & J. Navajas Media coverage, imaginary of risks and technological organizations 1309 F. Fodor & G. Deleuze Media disaster coverage over time: Methodological issues and results 1317 M. Kuttschreuter & J.M. Gutteling Risk amplification and zoonosis 1325 D.G. Duckett & J.S. Busby Risk communication and addressing uncertainties in risk assessments.Presentation of a framework 1335 J. Stian Ostrem, H. Thevik, R. Flage & T. Aven Risk communication for industrial plants and radioactive waste repositories 1341 F. Gugliermetti & G. Guidi Risk management measurement methodology: Practical procedures and approaches for risk assessment and prediction 1351 R.B. Duffey & J.W. Saull Risk perception and cultural theory: Criticism and methodological orientation 1357 C. Kermisch & P.-E. Labeau Standing in the shoes of hazard managers: An experiment on avalanche risk perception 1365 C.M. Rheinberger The social perception of nuclear fusion: Investigating lay understanding and reasoning about the technology 1371 A. Prades, C. Oltra, J. Navajas, T. Horlick-Jones & J. Espluga Safety culture eeUsff and eeThemff: The impact of group identity on safety critical behaviour 1377 R.J. Bye, S. Antonsen & K.M. Vikland Does change challenge safety? Complexity in the civil aviation transport system 1385 S. Hoyland & K. Aase Electromagnetic fields in the industrial enviroment 1395 J. Fernandez, A. Quijano, M.L. Soriano & V. Fuster Electrostatic charges in industrial environments 1401 P. LLovera, A. Quijano, A. Soria & V. Fuster Empowering operations and maintenance: Safe operations with the eeone directed teamff organizational model at the Kristin asset 1407 P. Nasje, K. Skarholt, V. Hepso & A.S. Bye XIV Leadership and safety climate in the construction industry 1415 J.L. Melia, M. Becerril, S.A. Silva & K. Mearns Local management and its impact on safety culture and safety within Norwegian shipping 1423 H.A Oltedal & O.A. Engen Quantitative analysis of the anatomy and effectiveness of occupational safety culture 1431 P. Trucco, M. De Ambroggi & O. Grande Safety management and safety culture assessment in Germany 1439 H.P. Berg The potential for error in communications between engineering designers 1447 J. Harvey, R. Jamieson & K. Pearce Safety management systems Designing the safety policy of IT system on the example of a chosen company 1455 I.J. JoLzwiak, T. Nowakowski & K. JoLzwiak Determining and verifying the safety integrity level of the control and protection systems under uncertainty 1463 T. Barnert, K.T. Kosmowski & M. Sliwinski Drawing up and running a Security Plan in an SME type company.An easy task? 1473 M. Gerbec Efficient safety management for subcontractor at construction sites 1481 K.S. Son & J.J. Park Production assurance and reliability management.A new international standard 1489 H. Kortner, K.-E. Haugen & L. Sunde Risk management model for industrial plants maintenance 1495 N. Napolitano, M. De Minicis, G. Di Gravio & M. Tronci Some safety aspects on multi-agent and CBTC implementation for subway control systems 1503 F.M. Rachel & P.S. Cugnasca Software reliability Assessment of software reliability and the efficiency of corrective actions during the software development process 1513 R. SaviLc ERTMS, deals on wheels? An inquiry into a major railway project 1519 J.A. Stoop, J.H. Baggen, J.M. Vleugel & J.L.M. Vrancken Guaranteed resource availability in a website 1525 V.P. Koutras & A.N. Platis Reliability oriented electronic design automation tool 1533 J. Marcos, D. Boveda, A. Fernandez & E. Soto Reliable software for partitionable networked environments.An experience report 1539 S. Beyer, J.C. Garcia Ortiz, F.D. Munoz-Escoi, P. Galdamez, L. Froihofer, K.M. Goeschka & J. Osrael SysML aided functional safety assessment 1547 M. Larisch, A. Hanle, U. Siebold & I. Haring UML safety requirement specification and verification 1555 A. Hanle & I. Haring XV Stakeholder and public involvement in risk governance Assessment and monitoring of reliability and robustness of offshore wind energy converters 1567 S. Thons, M.H. Faber, W. Rucker & R. Rohrmann Building resilience to natural hazards. Practices and policies on governance and mitigation in the central region of Portugal 1577 J.M. Mendes & A.T. Tavares Governance of flood risks in The Netherlands: Interdisciplinary research into the role and meaning of risk perception 1585 M.S. de Wit, H. van der Most, J.M. Gutteling & M. Bo.ckarjova Public intervention for better governance.Does it matter? A study of the eeLeros Strengthff case 1595 P.H. Lindoe & J.E. Karlsen Reasoning about safety management policy in everyday terms 1601 T. Horlick-Jones Using stakeholdersf expertise in EMF and soil contamination to improve the management of public policies dealing with modern risk: When uncertainty is on the agenda 1609 C. Fallon, G. Joris & C. Zwetkoff Structural reliability and design codes Adaptive discretization of 1D homogeneous random fields 1621 D.L. Allaix, V.I. Carbone & G. Mancini Comparison of methods for estimation of concrete strength 1629 M. Holicky, K. Jung & M. Sykora Design of structures for accidental design situations 1635 J. Markova & K. Jung Developing fragility function for a timber structure subjected to fire 1641 E.R. Vaidogas, Virm. Juocevi.cius & Virg. Juocevi.cius Estimations in the random fatigue-limit model 1651 C.-H. Chiu & W.-T. Huang Limitations of the Weibull distribution related to predicting the probability of failure initiated by flaws 1655 M.T. Todinov Simulation techniques of non-gaussian random loadings in structural reliability analysis 1663 Y. Jiang, C. Zhang, X. Chen & J. Tao Special features of the collection and analysis of snow loads 1671 Z. Sadovsky, P. Fa.ko, K. Mikulova, J. Pecho & M. Vojtek Structural safety under extreme construction loads 1677 V. Juocevi.cius & A. Kudzys The modeling of time-dependent reliability of deteriorating structures 1685 A. Kudzys & O. Luko.eviciene Author index 1695 VOLUME 3 System reliability analysis A copula-based approach for dependability analyses of fault-tolerant systems with interdependent basic events 1705 M. Walter, S. Esch & P. Limbourg XVI A depth first search algorithm for optimal arrangements in a circular consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system 1715 K. Shingyochi & H. Yamamoto A joint reliability-redundancy optimization approach for multi-state series-parallel systems 1723 Z. Tian, G. Levitin & M.J. Zuo A new approach to assess the reliability of a multi-state system with dependent components 1731 M. Samrout & E. Chatelet A reliability analysis and decision making process for autonomous systems 1739 R. Remenyte-Prescott, J.D. Andrews, P.W.H. Chung & C.G. Downes Advanced discrete event simulation methods with application to importance measure estimation 1747 A.B. Huseby, K.A. Eide, S.L. Isaksen, B. Natvig & J. Gasemyr Algorithmic and computational analysis of a multi-component complex system 1755 J.E. Ruiz-Castro, R. Perez-Ocon & G. Fernandez-Villodre An efficient reliability computation of generalized multi-state k-out-of-n systems 1763 S.V. Amari Application of the fault tree analysis for assessment of the power system reliability 1771 A. Volkanovski, M. C.epin & B. Mavko BDMP (Boolean logic driven Markov processes) as an alternative to event trees 1779 M. Bouissou Bivariate distribution based passive system performance assessment 1787 L. Burgazzi Calculating steady state reliability indices of multi-state systems using dual number algebra 1795 E. Korczak Concordance analysis of importance measure 1803 C.M. Rocco S. 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