SSARS 2009 CONTENTS

SSARS 2009 Volume 1

An integrated framework for safety management and uncertainty management in petroleum operations
Abrahamsen Eirik Bjorheim, Aven Terje, Iversen Rune Sæbøe 1
A new visualizing tool for communicating cost-effectiveness of safety measures
Abrahamsen Eirik Bjorheim, Aven Terje, Røed Willy 9
Towards web applications reliability engineering
Albeanu Grigore, Averian Alexandru, Duda Iordan 15
Corrosion mechanisms and their consequences for nuclear power plants
Berg Heinz-Peter 23
Proposal for estimating leak and break frequencies of piping systems in probabilistic safety assessment
Berg Heinz-Peter, Gersinska Rainer, Sievers Jürgen
33
Reliability and availability of a ground ship-rope transporter in variable operation conditions
Blokus-Roszkowska Agnieszka, Kołowrocki Krzysztof 43
Reliability and availability of a shipyard ship-rope elevator in variable operation conditions
Blokus-Roszkowska Agnieszka, Kołowrocki Krzysztof
57
Direct unavailability calculations of highly reliable systems
Briš Radim 67
Particle filtering for the estimation of system mode of operation
Cadini Francesco, Avram Diana, Zio Enrico 77
Multi-objective genetic algorithms for the reliability analysis and optimization of electrical transmission networks
Cadini Francesco, Zio Enrico, Golea Lucia R., Petrescu Cristina A. 87
On a general standby system and its optimization
Cha Ji Hwan, Yun Won Young 95
Managing and predicting risk, safety and stability in a challenging world
Duffey Romney 101
Bootstrap methods for the censored data in empirical Bayes estimation of the reliability parameters
Grabski Franciszek, Załęska-Fornal Agata 107
Random fuzzy Poisson processes
Guo Renkuan, Nyirenda Juwa, Guo Danni 113
Random fuzzy continuous-time Markov chains
Guo Renkuan, Nyirenda Juwa, Dunne Tim, Guo Danni 123
The computer program to verify the hypothesizes and to predict the parameters for operational process
Guze Sambor, Kwiatuszewska-Sarnecka Bożena, Soszyńska Joanna 133

Modelling the ship safety on waterway according to navigational signs reliability
Guze Sambor, Smolarek Leszek
139
Genetic algorithms-aided reliability analysis
Harnpornchai Napat 145
Confidence bounds for the reliability of a system from subsystem data
Olgierd Hryniewicz 157
Time differences in operation states of “Stena Baltica” ferry during the open water areas passages
Jurdziński Mirosław, Guze Sambor, Kamiński Piotr 171
Preliminary reliability, risk and availability analysis and evaluation of bulk cargo transportation system in variable operation conditions
Kołowrocki Krzysztof, Kwiatuszewska-Sarnecka Bożena, Soszyńska Joanna 179
Reliability, risk and availability based optimization of complex technical systems operation processes Part 1. Theoretical backgrounds
Kołowrocki Krzysztof, Soszyńska Joanna 189
Reliability, risk and availability based optimization of complex technical systems operation processes. Part 2 – Application in port transportation
Kołowrocki Krzysztof, Soszyńska Joanna 197

SSARS 2009, Volume 2

Methods and algorithms for evaluating unknown parameters of operation processes of complex technical systems
Kołowrocki Krzysztof, Soszyńska Joanna 211
Methods and algorithms for evaluating unknown parameters of components reliability of complex technical systems
Kołowrocki Krzysztof, Soszyńska Joanna 223
Safety and risk evaluation of Stena Baltica ferry in variable operation conditions
Kołowrocki Krzysztof, Soszyńska Joanna 231
Statistical identification and prediction of the port oil pipeline system’s operation process and its reliability and risk evaluation
Kołowrocki Krzysztof, Soszyńska Joanna 241
Functional safety analysis including human factors
Kosmowski Kazimierz 251
Analysis of transportation system with the use of Petri nets
Kowalski Marcin, Magott Jan, Nowakowski Tomasz, Werbińska-Wojciechowska Sylwia 265
Models of reliability and availability improvement of series and parallel systems related to their operation processes
Kwiatuszewska-Sarnecka Bożena 277
Quantitative assessment of explosion risk in workplaces
Lisi Roberto, Milazzo Maria Francesca, Maschio Giuseppe 287
A computational tool for general model of industrial systems operation processes
Lumanpauw Ernest, Habibullah Mohamed Salahuddin, Kołowrocki Krzysztof, Soszyńska Joanna, Xie Min 295
Ship’s diesel electrical system availability modeling
Mennis Evangelos, Nikitakos Nikitas, Platis Agapios 303
Examples of series-“m out of k” systems and their limit reliability functions
Milczek Beata 309
Physical and reliability aspects of failure in mechanical objects
Młyńczak Marek 317
Models of logistic support systems
Nowakowski Tomasz, Werbińska-Wojciechowska Sylwia 325
Quantitative OHS evaluation: RATE procedure compared with traditional reliability methodologies
Pantanali Claudio, Bianco Cristina 345
The 5C model: a new approach to asset integrity management
Rahim Yousif, Refsdal Ingbjørn, Kenett Ron 353
Mean time to failure for periodic failure rate
Tanguy Christian 361
Contribution to reliability analysis of highly reliable items
Valis David, Vintr Zdenek, Koucky Miroslav 367
Selected approaches for reliability comparison of highly reliable items
Valis David, Vintr Zdenek, Koucky Miroslav 373
Fundamental risk assessment in reduced data conditions in particular example
Zając Mateusz, Valis David 381
Dependability of services networks
Zamojski Wojciech 387