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This paper describes the underlying theory and a practical process for establishing time-dependent reliability models for components in a realistic and complex flood defence system. Though time-dependent reliability models have been applied frequently in, for example, the offshore, structural safety and nuclear industry, application in the safety-critical field of flood defence has to date been limited. The modelling methodology involves identifying relevant variables and processes, characterisation of those processes in appropriate mathematical terms, numerical implementation, parameter estimation and prediction. A combination of stochastic, hierarchical and parametric processes is employed. The approach is demonstrated for selected deterioration mechanisms in the context of a flood defence system. The paper demonstrates that this structured methodology enables the definition of credible statistical models for time-dependence of flood defences in data scarce situations. In the application of those models one of the main findings is that the time variability in the deterioration process tends to be governed the time-dependence of one or a small number of critical attributes. It is demonstrated how the need for further data collection depends upon the relevance of the time-dependence in the performance of the flood defence system. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Author(s): Buijs FA, Hall JW, Sayers PB, Van Gelder PHAJM
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Reliability Engineering & System Safety
Year: 2009
Volume: 94
Issue: 12
Pages: 1942-1953
ISSN (print): 0951-8320
ISSN (electronic): 1879-0836
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2009.06.012
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2009.06.012
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