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A Petri Net Methodology for Modeling the Resilience of Nuclear Power Plants (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Yan, R., Dunnett, S., Tolo, S., & Andrews, J. (2021). A Petri Net Methodology for Modeling the Resilience of Nuclear Power Plants. In B. Castanier, M. Cepin, D. Bigaud, & C. Berenguer (Eds.), In Proceedings of the 31st European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2021) (2426-2432). https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-2016-8_109-cd

In the paper, a novel Petri Net (PN) method for assessing the resilience of nuclear reactors is presented. The PN model constructed aims to simulate the failure of the subsystems in a reactor caused by either natural degradation or external disruptiv... Read More about A Petri Net Methodology for Modeling the Resilience of Nuclear Power Plants.

A Modelling Framework for Dynamic Safety Assessment (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Tolo, S., Yan, R., Dunnett, S., & Andrews, J. (2021). A Modelling Framework for Dynamic Safety Assessment. In B. Castanier, M. Cepin, D. Bigaud, & C. Berenguer (Eds.), Proceedings of the 31st European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2021) (2434-2440). https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-2016-8_163-cd

The concept of resilience is progressively making its way into the design, operation and management practice of complex engineering systems. The core of such trend lies with the integration of failure mechanisms in the modelling of systems since the... Read More about A Modelling Framework for Dynamic Safety Assessment.

Evolved Methods for Risk Assessment (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Jackson, A., Tolo, S., & Andrews, J. (2021). Evolved Methods for Risk Assessment. In B. Castanier, M. Cepin, D. Bigaud, & C. Berenguer (Eds.), Proceedings of the 31st European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2021) (217-224). https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-2016-8_194-cd

The foundations of risk assessment tools such as fault tree analysis and event tree analysis were established in the 1970s. Since then, research has made considerable advances in the capabilities of analytical techniques applicable to safety critical... Read More about Evolved Methods for Risk Assessment.

Modelling the interactions between defect mechanisms on metal bridges (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Calvert, G., Neves, L., Andrews, J., & Hamer, M. (2021). Modelling the interactions between defect mechanisms on metal bridges. In Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Life-Cycle Sustainability and Innovations: Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2020)

Bridge asset managers have finite resources at their disposal to minimise the risk of structural failure and ensure bridges are maintained to a suitable safety threshold. Any maintenance strategy must be efficient in its use of resources and deliver... Read More about Modelling the interactions between defect mechanisms on metal bridges.