The theory of structural reliability is widely applied in many fields, such as architectural design, and mechanical engineering. In this paper, the resident and the load of a structure are defined as uncertain variables and the reliability index is defined as as the uncertain measure of the event that the resident is larger than the load. Furthermore, the reliability of series and parallel stru...

Instructional media such as computer conferencing engender high levels of student-student and student-teacher interaction; therefore, they can support models of teaching and learning that are highly interactive and consonant with the communicative ideals of university education. This potential and the ubiquity of computer conferencing in higher education prompted three of the authors of the thi...

In this paper, based on possibilistic reliability theory, the hybrid variables structural reliability model, which includes fuzzy variables and interval variables, is researched. The hybrid variables structural reliability model is established based on possibilistic reliability theory. The analytical algorithms of minimum fuzzy reliability index and maximum failure possibility degree in hybrid ...

This paper presents an applicable health monitoring method for Li-ion batteries based on profust reliability theory. The word “profust” derives from “probability” and “fuzzy-state”, which means that the profust reliability theory is a kind of fuzzy reliability theory based on probability assumption and fuzzy-state assumption. It defines a concept of transition from fuzzy success to fuzzy failur...

This article introduces the application of Generalizability Theory to assessing the reliability of measurements. Generalizability Theory can be used to assess reliability in the presence of multiple sources of error and also can be applied to assess reliability in the presence of different types of sources of error. In particular, the application of Generalizability Theory to measurements invol...