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Walter Wunderlich introduces readers to the field of probability theory and its applications in engineering.<\/p>\n

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6<\/td>\nContents <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n1. Maintenance of the Infrastructure
1.1 The Role of Maintenance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n1.2 Probabilistic Methods in Maintenance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\n1.3 Areas of Maintenance Activity
1.3.1 General Maintenance Objectives
1.3.2 Maintenance of Structural Integrity <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\n1.3.3 Maintenance of System Operation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\n1.3.4 Maintenance Aimed at Incipient Failure Mechanisms <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\n1.3.5 Hazard Ratings <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\n1.4 State of the Infrastructure
1.4.1 Historical Perspective of the Water Infrastructure <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\n1.4.2 Dam Inventory <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\n1.4.3 Dam Inspection Findings
1.4.4 National Infrastructure Assessment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\n1.4.5 Dam Incidents and Failures <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>\n1.5 Regulations and Guidelines in Support of Maintenance
1.5.1 Government Regulations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53<\/td>\n1.5.2 BUREC’s Safety Evaluation of Existing Dams <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/td>\n1.5.3 Designer Legacies for Maintenance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58<\/td>\n1.5.4 Standing Operating Procedures <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
59<\/td>\n1.5.5 Review of Operation and Maintenance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60<\/td>\n1.5.6 FERC Project Engineering Guidelines <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/td>\n1.5.7 Maintenance Activities of the USACE <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64<\/td>\n1.5.8 Maintenance Activities of the TVA <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
66<\/td>\n1.6 Probabilistic Maintenance Perceptions of Field Personnel
1.6.1 Survey of Maintenance Personnel <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67<\/td>\n1.6.2 Selected Survey Questions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76<\/td>\n1.6.3 Features Desired by Maintenance Personnel <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/td>\n2. Elements of Probabilistic Methods
2.1 Sets, Events, and Probabilities
2.1.1 Sets <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
82<\/td>\n2.1.2 Events and Probabilities <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91<\/td>\n2.1.3 Probabilities of Ordinary Sets <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98<\/td>\n2.1.4 Conditional Probabilities <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
104<\/td>\n2.1.5 Bayes’ Formula <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
118<\/td>\n2.1.6 Murphy’s Law <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
119<\/td>\n2.2 Probabilistic Variables and Functions
2.2.1 Probabilistic Variables <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
122<\/td>\n2.2.2 Probabilistic Functions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
123<\/td>\n2.2.3 Probabilistic Processes <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
133<\/td>\n2.2.4 Probabilistic Models <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
138<\/td>\n2.3 Mean and Variance
2.3.1 Population Mean <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
140<\/td>\n2.3.2 Population Variance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
141<\/td>\n2.3.3 Coefficient of Variation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
142<\/td>\n2.4 Calculating with Expectations and Variances
2.4.1 Individual Data Versus Expectation as Input <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
145<\/td>\n2.4.2 Variance of Linear and Nonlinear Relations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
146<\/td>\n2.4.3 Variance of a Sum or Difference <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
148<\/td>\n2.4.4 Sample Mean and Sample Variance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
155<\/td>\n2.4.5 Confidence Bands <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
157<\/td>\n2.4.6 Chebyshev Inequality <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
160<\/td>\n2.5 Probability Functions
2.5.1 Probability Density Function <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
161<\/td>\n2.5.2 Cumulative Distribution Function <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
164<\/td>\n2.5.3 Moments of the Random Variable <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
166<\/td>\n2.6 Gaussian Probability Density Function
2.6.1 Derivation of the Probability Density Function <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
171<\/td>\n2.6.2 Cumulative Distribution Function and Reliability <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
182<\/td>\n2.6.3 Dispersion of the Probability Density Function <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
186<\/td>\n2.6.4 Polynomial Approximation and Inversion of the cdf <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
192<\/td>\n2.6.5 Judgmental Establishment of the pdf <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
195<\/td>\n2.6.6 Quality Control Based on the pdf <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
197<\/td>\n2.7 Other Probability Distributions
2.7.1 Selected Distributions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
198<\/td>\n2.7.2 Binomial Distribution <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
210<\/td>\n2.7.3 Uniform Distribution <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
213<\/td>\n2.7.4 Triangular Distribution <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
215<\/td>\n2.7.5 Exponential Distribution <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
218<\/td>\n2.7.6 Beta Distribution <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
222<\/td>\n2.7.7 Poisson Distribution <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
228<\/td>\n2.7.8 Weibull Distribution <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
235<\/td>\n2.7.9 Student’s t-Distribution <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
244<\/td>\n3. Calculating with Random Variables
3.1 Prediction
3.1.1 Prediction of a Random Variable <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
252<\/td>\n3.1.2 Prediction Using Least Squares <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
259<\/td>\n3.1.3 Prediction Using a Stochastic Model <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
264<\/td>\n3.1.4 Prediction Using an Autoregressive Model <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
266<\/td>\n3.1.5 Joint Distribution of Two Normal Random Variables <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
268<\/td>\n3.1.6 Conditional Distribution of a Random Variable <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
269<\/td>\n3.2 Transformation of a Random Variable
3.2.1 Linear Transformation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
274<\/td>\n3.2.2 Logarithmic Transformation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
282<\/td>\n3.3 Arithmetic with Random Variables
3.3.1 Sum and Difference of Random Variables <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
291<\/td>\n3.3.2 Sum and Difference of Normal Random Variables <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
295<\/td>\n3.3.3 Product of Random Variables <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
298<\/td>\n3.3.4 Quotient of Random Variables <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
299<\/td>\n3.4 Sampling Distributions
3.4.1 Distribution of the Sample Mean <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
301<\/td>\n3.4.2 The Central Limit Theorem <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
311<\/td>\n3.4.3 Sampling the Uniform Distribution <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
317<\/td>\n3.4.4 Testing the Sampling Distribution <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
321<\/td>\n3.4.5 Testing the Normal Approximation by Regression <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
323<\/td>\n3.5 Reliability
3.5.1 Reliability and Unreliability <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
325<\/td>\n3.5.2 Reliability Criteria <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
328<\/td>\n3.5.3 Reliability Assessment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
334<\/td>\n3.6 Hazard Function and Related Functions
3.6.1 Derivation of the Hazard Function <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
336<\/td>\n3.6.2 Relations Among Probability Functions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
338<\/td>\n3.6.3 Mortality Rates <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
347<\/td>\n3.6.4 Failure and Survival Probabilities and Expectations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
358<\/td>\n3.7 Probability and Return Periods
3.7.1 Probability Assignment by Data Ranking <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
360<\/td>\n3.7.2 Return Periods <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
362<\/td>\n3.7.3 Partial-Duration Series and Return Period <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
372<\/td>\n3.7.4 Seasonal Distribution <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
374<\/td>\n3.7.5 Interarrival Times <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
376<\/td>\n3.7.6 Earthquake Probabilities and Return Periods <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
381<\/td>\n4. Probabilistic Approach to Systems
4.1 The System as an Assembly of Components
4.1.1 Probabilistic Nature of Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
383<\/td>\n4.1.2 System Disaggregation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
386<\/td>\n4.1.3 Combinations and Permutations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
389<\/td>\n4.1.4 The k-out-of-n System <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
391<\/td>\n4.2 System Structure
4.2.1 Serial and Parallel Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
397<\/td>\n4.2.2 Structure Functions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
401<\/td>\n4.2.3 Hydrosystems as Mixed Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
405<\/td>\n4.3. System Reliability Functions
4.3.1 System Reliability <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
406<\/td>\n4.3.2 k-out-of-n Reliability <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
416<\/td>\n4.3.3 Reliability of Serial Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
422<\/td>\n4.3.4 Reliability of Parallel Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
424<\/td>\n4.4 Redundancy
4.4.1 System Redundancy <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
428<\/td>\n4.4.2 Component Redundancy <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
430<\/td>\n4.4.3 Comparison of System and Component Redundancy <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
433<\/td>\n4.5 Cut Sets and Tie Sets <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
438<\/td>\n4.6 Standby <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
442<\/td>\n5. Probabilistic Maintenance Concepts
5.1 Maintenance Options <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
443<\/td>\n5.2 Maintenance Management <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
446<\/td>\n5.3 Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
448<\/td>\n5.4 Maintenance Times
5.4.1 Corrective Maintenance Time
5.4.2 Preventive Maintenance Time <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
451<\/td>\n5.4.3 Downtime <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
453<\/td>\n5.4.4 Downtime Distribution <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
456<\/td>\n5.4.5 Maximum Downtime <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
457<\/td>\n5.4.6 Expected Cycle Time <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
460<\/td>\n5.5 Availability
5.5.1 Availability Under Corrective Maintenance
5.5.2 Availability Under Preventive Maintenance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
462<\/td>\n5.5.3 Transient and Steady-State Availability <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
463<\/td>\n5.5.4 Expected Availability <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
464<\/td>\n5.5.5 Availability and Reliability <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
466<\/td>\n5.6 Maintainability
5.6.1 Maintainability Measures <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
468<\/td>\n5.6.2 Accessibility <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
469<\/td>\n5.7 Maintenance Strategy
5.7.1 Maintenance as Interference with a Random Process <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
470<\/td>\n5.7.2 Maintenance Actions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
473<\/td>\n5.7.3 Event Tree as Decision Aid <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
474<\/td>\n5.7.4 Examples of Successful and Failed Maintenance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
477<\/td>\n5.8 Economy of Maintenance
5.8.1 Benefit-Cost Analysis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
490<\/td>\n5.8.2 Probabilistic Benefit and Cost Streams <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
495<\/td>\n5.8.3 Corrective Maintenance Economy <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
498<\/td>\n5.8.4 Preventive Maintenance Economy <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
502<\/td>\n5.8.5 The Economy of Premature Demise <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
508<\/td>\n5.9 Maintenance Scheduling Methods
5.9.1 Critical Path Method (CPM) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
509<\/td>\n5.9.2 Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
512<\/td>\n6. Risk in Maintenance
6.1 Nature of Risk
6.1.1 Definition of Risk <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
515<\/td>\n6.1.2 Types of Risk <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
520<\/td>\n6.1.3 Hazard and Risk
6.1.4 Attitude Toward Risk <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
521<\/td>\n6.1.5 Risk Perception <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
523<\/td>\n6.2 Risk Transfer
6.2.1 The Principle of Insurance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
527<\/td>\n6.2.2 Types of Insurance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
533<\/td>\n6.2.3 Insurable and Uninsurable Risk <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
536<\/td>\n6.2.4 Habitual Risk and Self-Insurance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
538<\/td>\n6.2.5 Effect of Insurance on Financial Position <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
542<\/td>\n6.2.6 Liability <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
543<\/td>\n6.2.7 Professional Liability Insurance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
545<\/td>\n6.2.8 Surety <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
546<\/td>\n6.2.9 Liability Risks in the Deteriorating Infrastructure <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
548<\/td>\n6.3 Risk Management
6.3.1 Elements of Risk Management <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
552<\/td>\n6.3.2 Event-Consequence Relationships <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
556<\/td>\n6.3.3 Risk Management in Maintenance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
557<\/td>\n6.3.4 Risk Control <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
564<\/td>\n6.3.5 Risky Decisions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
568<\/td>\n6.4 Objective Risk Evaluation
6.4.1 Variance and Standard Deviation as Risk Measures <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
570<\/td>\n6.4.2 Decision by Hypothesis Testing <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
580<\/td>\n6.5 Subjective Risk Evaluation
6.5.1 Personal Probability <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
581<\/td>\n6.5.2 Subjective Risk Measures <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
587<\/td>\n6.5.3 Utility Function <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
590<\/td>\n6.5.4 Utility Function\u2014Related Risk Measures <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
595<\/td>\n6.6 Risk Evaluation Example
6.6.1 Dam Rehabilitation Analysis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
600<\/td>\n6.6.2 Evaluation of Alternatives <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
606<\/td>\n6.6.3 Subjective Risk Measures <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
609<\/td>\n6.6.4 Benefit-Cost Analysis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
614<\/td>\n6.6.5 Discussion of Results <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
619<\/td>\n6.7 Concluding Remarks <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
622<\/td>\nGlossary
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623<\/td>\nC <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
624<\/td>\nD <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
626<\/td>\nE <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
627<\/td>\nF <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
628<\/td>\nG
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629<\/td>\nJ
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630<\/td>\nM <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
631<\/td>\nN
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633<\/td>\nQ
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635<\/td>\nS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
638<\/td>\nT <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
639<\/td>\nU
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642<\/td>\nReferences <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
660<\/td>\nIndex
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661<\/td>\nE
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662<\/td>\nG
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663<\/td>\nN
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664<\/td>\nS
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