this paper develops a model for distribution network expansion planning (dnep) considering reliability issues. with simultaneous switch placement and dnep, the proposed model tries to adequately consider the reliability issues in the planning stage in a way that the designed network has suitable performance from the reliability viewpoint. the reinforcement or installation of mv feeders and hv/m...

In this paper, we consider two dimensional nonlinear elliptic equations of the form $ -{rm div}(a(u,nabla u)) = f $. Then, in order to solve these equations on rectangular domains, we propose a numerical method based on Sinc-Galerkin method. Finally, the presented method is tested on some examples. Numerical results show the accuracy and reliability of the proposed method.

The importance in promoting, sustaining industries, manufacturing systems and economy through reliability measurement has become an area of interest. Reliability is one of the most important factors in any successful industries and manufacturing settings. In this paper, we study the reliability of three different repairable redundant network flow systems. First order differential equations meth...

a brief background to the development of the rock engineering design process is given, showing that since the development of the science of mathematics, deterministic methods have been used to perform various calculations. the variability of rock properties and support characteristics have always been known. however, they were not explicitly used in design but compensated for by the use of a sa...

objective(s): reliability measures precision or the extent to which test results can be replicated. this is the first ever systematic review to identify statistical methods used to measure reliability of equipment measuring continuous variables. this studyalso aims to highlight the inappropriate statistical method used in the reliability analysis and its implication in the medical practice.   m...

background: one of the methods used for standard setting is the borderline regression method (brm). this study aims to assess the reliability of brm when the pass-fail standard in an objective structured clinical examination (osce) was calculated by averaging the brm standards obtained for each station separately. materials and methods: in nine stations of the osce with direct observation the e...

He’s variational iteration method is applied to fourth-order parabolic partial differential equations with variable coefficients. To illustrate the ability and reliability of the method, some examples are given, revealing its effectiveness and simplicity. c © 2007 Published by Elsevier Ltd

Wavefunction-less, density matrix-based approach to computational quantum chemistry is briefly discussed. Implementation of second-order MøllerPlesset Perturbation Method energy and dipole moment calculations within the new paradigm is presented. Efficiency and reliability of the method is analyzed.

The reliability of machining accuracy is of great significance to performance evaluation and optimization design of the machine tools. Different geometric errors have various influences on the machining accuracy of the machine tools. The main emphasis of this paper is to propose a generalized method to distribute geometric accuracy of component for improving machining accuracy reliability under...