"During day-to-day use, thousands of lives are lost each year due to accidents, directly or indirectly, resulting from poor transportation system reliability and safety. In the United States, automobile accidents alone result in around 42,000 deaths per year, costing billions of dollars to the economy each year. A common subject in journal articles and conference proceedings, most of the recent research on transportation systems reliability and safety is scattered in different resources. Until now. Drawing together the latest research spread throughout the literature, Transportation Systems Reliability and Safety eliminates the need to consult many different and diverse sources to obtain up-to-date information and research. It contains a chapter on mathematical concepts and another chapter on reliability and safety basics that form a foundation for understanding the contents of subsequent chapters. The book also presents a chapter devoted to methods for performing transportation system reliability and safety analysis. It includes a reference section at the end of each chapter for readers who wish to delve deeper into a specific area. The author clearly and concisely covers topics in such a manner that readers require no previous knowledge to understand the concepts. He provides examples and their solutions as well as numerous problems at the end of each chapter to test reader comprehension. The presentation of historical information paired with recent research give readers a foundation for understanding where the field is now and snapshot of where it may be going"-- Provided by publisher.

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Balbir Singh Dhillon

Taylor & Francis Group

Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central, Boca Raton, Fla, 2011

CRC Press (Unlimited), Boca Raton, FL, 2011

United States, United States of America

Boca Raton, FL, Florida, 2011

Boca Raton, cop. 2011

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1, PS, 2011

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Content: IntroductionBackgroundTransportation Systems Reliability and Safety Facts, Figures, and ExamplesTerms and DefinitionsUseful Sources for Obtaining Information on Transportation Systems Reliability and SafetyScope of the BookReferencesReliability and Safety MathematicsIntroductionArithmetic Mean, Mean Deviation, and Standard DeviationBoolean Algebra LawsProbability Definition and PropertiesUseful DefinitionsProbability DistributionsSolving First-Order Differential Equations Using LaplaceTransformsReferencesReliability and Safety BasicsIntroductionBathtub Hazard Rate CurveGeneral Reliability-Related FormulasReliability NetworksOccupational Stressors and Reasons for Occurrence of Human ErrorHuman Error Consequences and ClassificationsSafety and EngineersProduct Hazard Categories, Common Mechanical Injuries, and Common Causes of Work InjuriesAccident Causation TheoriesReferencesMethods for Performing Transportation System Reliability and Safety AnalysisIntroductionFailure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA)Fault-Tree Analysis (FTA)Markov MethodHazards and Operability Analysis (HAZOP)Interface Safety AnalysisPreliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA)Job Safety AnalysisTechnique of Operations Review (TOR)ReferencesTransportation System FailuresIntroductionMechanical-Failure-Related Aviation AccidentsVehicle Failure Classifications and Defects in Vehicle PartsRail Defects and Weld FailuresMechanical-Failure-Related Delays in Commuter Rail ServiceRail and Road Tanker Failure Modes and Failure ConsequencesShip Failures and Their CausesFailures in Marine Environments and Microanalysis Techniques for Failure InvestigationSubmarine Ship-Control System Performance Monitoring and Fault Localization Process and BenefitsReferencesTransportation System Reliability ModelingIntroductionModel IModel IIModel IIIModel IVModel VModel VIModel VIIModel VIIIModel IXModel XModel XIReferencesRail SafetyIntroductionCauses of Railway-Related Accidents and Incidents, and Examples of the Causes of Specific Rail AccidentsGeneral Classifications of Rail Accidents by Effects and CausesRail Derailment Accidents and Incidents and Their CausesTelescoping-Related Railway AccidentsRailway Accidents in Selective CountriesRailroad Tank Car SafetyLight-Rail Transit-System Safety-Related IssuesMethods for Performing Rail Safety AnalysisReferencesTruck and Bus SafetyIntroductionTop Truck and Bus Safety IssuesTruck Safety-Related Facts and FiguresCommonly Cited Truck Safety-Related Problems, Factors Associated with Heavy-Vehicle Accidents, and Safety Culture in the Trucking IndustrySafety-Related Truck Inspection Tips, Safety-Related Tips for Truck Drivers, and Recommendations for Improving Truck SafetyBus and Coach Occupant Fatalities and Serious InjuriesTransit Bus Safety and Key Design-Related Safety Feature AreasVehicle Safety Data SourcesMotor Vehicle Traffic-Related Accidents in Selective CountriesReferencesAirline and Ship SafetyIntroductionUnited States Airline-Related Fatalities and Accident RateAircraft Accidents during Flight Phases and Causes of Airplane CrashesWorldwide Airline Accident AnalysisAir Safety-Related Regulatory Bodies and Their ResponsibilitiesAviation Recording and Reporting SystemsNoteworthy Marine AccidentsShip Safety AssessmentShip Port-Related HazardsGlobal Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS)ReferencesHuman Error in Rail and Road Transportation SystemsIntroductionRailway System Human-Error-Related Facts, Figures, and ExamplesRailway Operation-Related Typical Human Error Occurrence AreasRailway Personnel Error-Prone Tasks and Error-Contributing Factors in Railway OperationsA Checklist of Statements to Reduce Human Error in Railway OperationsRoad Transportation Systems Human-Error-Related Facts and FiguresDriver Error Classifications, Common Driver Errors, and Driver Error RankingOperational Influences on the Performance of Commercial DriversBus Accidents and Bus-Accident-Related Driver Errors in Selected Developing CountriesReferencesHuman Error in Aviation and Sea Transportation SystemsIntroductionAviation Transportation SystemsSea Transportation SystemsReferencesBibliography: Literature on the Reliability and Safety of Transportation Systems

"During day-to-day use, thousands of lives are lost each year due to accidents, directly or indirectly, resulting from poor transportation system reliability and safety. In the United States, automobile accidents alone result in around 42,000 deaths per year, costing billions of dollars to the economy each year. A common subject in journal articles and conference proceedings, most of the recent research on transportation systems reliability and safety is scattered in different resources. Until now.Drawing together the latest research spread throughout the literature, Transportation Systems Reliability and Safety eliminates the need to consult many different and diverse sources to obtain up-to-date information and research. It contains a chapter on mathematical concepts and another chapter on reliability and safety basics that form a foundation for understanding the contents of subsequent chapters. The book also presents a chapter devoted to methods for performing transportation system reliability and safety analysis. It includes a reference section at the end of each chapter for readers who wish to delve deeper into a specific area. The author clearly and concisely covers topics in such a manner that readers require no previous knowledge to understand the concepts. He provides examples and their solutions as well as numerous problems at the end of each chapter to test reader comprehension. The presentation of historical information paired with recent research give readers a foundation for understanding where the field is now and snapshot of where it may be going"-- Résumé de l'éditeur

Contents 8
Preface 14
About the Author 18
Chapter 1: Introduction 20
Chapter 2: Reliability and Safety Mathematics 32
Chapter 3: Reliability and Safety Basics 48
Chapter 4: Methods for Performing Transportation System Reliability and Safety Analysis 74
Chapter 5: Transportation System Failures 92
Chapter 6: Transportation System Reliability Modeling 106
Chapter 7: Rail Safety 140
Chapter 8: Truck and Bus Safety 154
Chapter 9: Airline and Ship Safety 166
Chapter 10: Human Error in Rail and Road Transportation Systems 180
Chapter 11: Human Error in Aviation and Sea Transportation Systems 192
Bibliography: Literature on the Reliability and Safety of Transportation Systems 206
Back Cover 230

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