Advances in RAMS Engineering: In Honor of Professor Ajit Kumar Verma on His 60th Birthday (Springer Series in Reliability Engineering)

This book surveys reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS) analyses of various engineering systems. It highlights their role throughout the lifecycle of engineering systems and explains how RAMS activities contribute to their efficient and economic design and operation. The book discusses a variety of examples and applications of RAMS analysis, including: • software products; • electrical and electronic engineering systems; • mechanical engineering systems; • nuclear power plants; • chemical and process plants and • railway systems. The wide-ranging nature of the applications discussed highlights the multidisciplinary nature of complex engineering systems. The book provides a quick reference to the latest advances and terminology in various engineering fields, assisting students and researchers in the areas of reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety engineering. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 DC and AC Contingency Solvers in Composite Power System Adequacy Assessment (Øystein Stake Laengen, Vijay Venu Vadlamudi)....Pages 3-48 Reliability Analysis of Microgrid Systems Using Hybrid Approaches (Moushumi Patowary, Bimal C. Deka, Gayadhar Panda)....Pages 49-66 Reliability Prediction of Instrumentation and Control Cables for NPP Applications (T. V. Santhosh, V. Gopika, A. K. Ghosh, B. G. Fernandes, J. Chattopadhyay)....Pages 67-84 Fatigue Life Model for PLCC Solder Joints Under Thermal Cycling Stress (Rohit Khatri, Diana Denice, Manoj Kumar)....Pages 85-107 An Integrated Approach of BOCR Modeling Framework for Decision Tool Evaluation (Krishna Mohan Kovur, Ravi Kumar Gedela)....Pages 109-148 DevOps for IT Service Reliability and Availability (Mahesh Kuruba)....Pages 149-183 The Unpopularity of the Software Tester Role Among Software Practitioners: A Case Study (Yadira Lizama, Daniel Varona, Pradeep Waychal, Luiz Fernando Capretz)....Pages 185-197 A Study on Reliability of Rotors Using XLrotor (H. N. Suresh, N. Madhusudan, D. Saravana Bhavan, S. B. Murgayya)....Pages 199-216 Time Variant Reliability Analysis of Passive Systems (Hari Prasad Muruva)....Pages 217-235 Reliability Considerations in Analysis of Tunnels in Squeezing Rock (G. Venkatachalam, Mallika Sreedharan, A. Srividya)....Pages 237-257 Front Matter ....Pages 259-259 Integrated RAMS, LCC and Risk Assessment for Maintenance Planning for Railways (Adithya Thaduri, Uday Kumar)....Pages 261-292 Implementation of Predictive Maintenance Systems in Remotely Located Process Plants under Industry 4.0 Scenario (P. G. Ramesh, Saurav Jyoti Dutta, Subhas Sarma Neog, Prandip Baishya, Indrani Bezbaruah)....Pages 293-326 Application of Fuzzy Sets in Reliability and in Optimal Condition Monitoring Technique Selection in Equipment Maintenance (Rajesh S. Prabhu Gaonkar)....Pages 327-359 Fuzzy Logic Based Analysis of Dissolved Decay Contents in Transformer Oil (Nitika Ghosh, Vikas Singh Bhadoria, Ram Naresh Sharma, Vivek Shrivastava)....Pages 361-385 Front Matter ....Pages 387-387 Probabilistic Safety Assessment in Nuclear and Non-nuclear Facilities: In a Glimpse (Gopika Vinod)....Pages 389-416 Passive System Reliability Assessment and Its Integration Into PSA (R. B. Solanki)....Pages 417-434 Project Stage Considerations for an Inherently Safe and Reliable Chemical Plant (Raghavendra Pai, Suraj Rane, Anusha Pai)....Pages 435-454 Integrated Deterministic and Probabilistic Safety Assessment (Durga Rao Karanki)....Pages 455-475