Human factors analysis (HFA) has been explored from various aspects (eg, engineering,
psychology, physiology, and ergonomics). Numerous conventional techniques have been …

Abstract Discrete Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) has become a popular method for the
analysis of complex systems in various domains of application. One of its pillar is the …

Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) is a complex phenomenon that occurs when a
microbial community is involved in the degradation of an asset (eg pipelines). It is widely …

The coupling of multiple factors stemming from propagation effects and interdependency
relationships among risks is prone to generate major accidents. It is of necessity to develop …

Over the last twenty years, physical security threats to chemical and process facilities
became more and more relevant all around the world. Intentional attacks have the potential …

Abstract System safety and reliability assessment relies on historical data and experts
opinion for estimating the required failure probabilities. When data comes from different …

Maritime accidents, especially ship collisions, have always been a threat to the safety of
maritime transport industry, the regional and global economy, and societies, due to its dire …

In DS evidence theory, belief and commonality functions are well-defined and deeply
researched. However, these concepts have not been extended to Random Permutation Set …

Explanation abilities are required for data-driven models, where the high number of
parameters may render its internal reasoning opaque to users. Despite the natural …

In this study, the new methodology is proposed with the integration of Pythagorean fuzzy set
and Bayesian structural method to deal with both objective and subjective uncertainties. The …