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Probabilistic Linear Time-Dependent Stress Beam Analysis and Its Stress-Strength Reliability

  • Alejandro Molina,
  • Manuel R. Piña-Monarrez,
  • Jesús M. Barraza-Contreras and
  • Servio T. de la Cruz-Cháidez

12 April 2021

Based on the principal stress values generated by the bending beam, the material’s strength required at 106 cycles is determined depending on time. To determine the stress/strength reliability (R(t)), the stress distribution is determined directly fr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
809 Views
28 Pages

A Novel Poisson–Weibull Model for Stress–Strength Reliability Analysis in Industrial Systems: Bayesian and Classical Approaches

  • Hadiqa Basit,
  • Mahmoud M. Abdelwahab,
  • Shakila Bashir,
  • Aamir Sanaullah,
  • Mohamed A. Abdelkawy and
  • Mustafa M. Hasaballah

22 August 2025

Industrial systems often rely on specialized redundant systems to enhance reliability and prevent unexpected failures. This study introduces a novel three-parameter model, the Poisson–Weibull distribution (PWD), and discovers its various key pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,880 Views
37 Pages

28 March 2019

In this paper, we introduced a new three-parameter probability model called Poisson generalized half logistic (PoiGHL). The new model possesses an increasing, decreasing, unimodal and bathtub failure rates depending on the parameters. The relationshi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,314 Views
23 Pages

Stress–Strength Reliability Analysis for Different Distributions Using Progressive Type-II Censoring with Binomial Removal

  • Ibrahim Elbatal,
  • Amal S. Hassan,
  • L. S. Diab,
  • Anis Ben Ghorbal,
  • Mohammed Elgarhy and
  • Ahmed R. El-Saeed

15 November 2023

In the statistical literature, one of the most important subjects that is commonly used is stress–strength reliability, which is defined as δ=PW<V, where V and W are the strength and stress random variables, respectively, and δ i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,635 Views
18 Pages

Survival and Reliability Analysis with an Epsilon-Positive Family of Distributions with Applications

  • Perla Celis,
  • Rolando de la Cruz,
  • Claudio Fuentes and
  • Héctor W. Gómez

20 May 2021

We introduce a new class of distributions called the epsilon–positive family, which can be viewed as generalization of the distributions with positive support. The construction of the epsilon–positive family is motivated by the ideas behind the gener...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
554 Views
23 Pages

23 April 2025

This study introduces an objective Bayesian approach for estimating the reliability of a multicomponent stress–strength model based on the Pareto distribution under an adaptive progressive Type-II censoring scheme. The proposed method is develo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
808 Views
20 Pages

3 June 2025

This study introduces the sine unit exponentiated half-logistic distribution, a novel extension of the unit exponentiated half-logistic distribution within the sine-G family. Using trigonometric transformations, the proposed distribution offers flexi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,067 Views
16 Pages

The Reliability of Stored Water behind Dams Using the Multi-Component Stress-Strength System

  • Hanan Haj Ahmad,
  • Dina A. Ramadan,
  • Mahmoud M. M. Mansour and
  • Mohamed S. Aboshady

21 March 2023

Dams are essential infrastructure for managing water resources and providing entry to clean water for human needs. However, the construction and maintenance of dams require careful consideration of their reliability and safety, specifically in the ev...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,968 Views
23 Pages

Reliability Analysis of the New Exponential Inverted Topp–Leone Distribution with Applications

  • Ahmed Sayed M. Metwally,
  • Amal S. Hassan,
  • Ehab M. Almetwally,
  • B M Golam Kibria and
  • Hisham M. Almongy

10 December 2021

The inverted Topp–Leone distribution is a new, appealing model for reliability analysis. In this paper, a new distribution, named new exponential inverted Topp–Leone (NEITL) is presented, which adds an extra shape parameter to the inverte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,691 Views
19 Pages

A Structural Reliability Analysis Method Considering Multiple Correlation Features

  • Xiaoning Bai,
  • Yonghua Li,
  • Dongxu Zhang and
  • Zhiyang Zhang

21 March 2024

The paper analyzes the correlation features between stress strength, multiple failure mechanisms, and multiple components. It investigates the effects of different correlation features on reliability and proposes a method for structural reliability a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,391 Views
22 Pages

29 April 2022

The statistical inference of the reliability and parameters of the stress–strength model has received great attention in the field of reliability analysis. When following the generalized progressive hybrid censoring (GPHC) scheme, it is importa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,669 Views
12 Pages

18 August 2020

In this paper a Weibull methodology to determine the probabilistic percentiles for the S-N curve of the A572 Gr. 50 steel is formulated. The given Weibull/S-N formulation is based on the true stress and true strain values, which are both determined f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,121 Views
17 Pages

4 March 2023

The stress–strength analysis is investigated for a multicomponent system, where all strength variables of components follow a generalized exponential distribution and are subject to the generalized exponential distributed stress. The estimation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,170 Views
17 Pages

18 April 2022

Many lifetime distribution models have successfully served as population models for risk analysis and reliability mechanisms. We propose a novel estimation procedure of stress–strength reliability in the case of two independent unit-half-normal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,310 Views
28 Pages

Inferences of the Multicomponent Stress–Strength Reliability for Burr XII Distributions

  • Yuhlong Lio,
  • Tzong-Ru Tsai,
  • Liang Wang and
  • Ignacio Pascual Cecilio Tejada

16 July 2022

Multicomponent stress–strength reliability (MSR) is explored for the system with Burr XII distributed components under Type-II censoring. When the distributions of strength and stress variables have Burr XII distributions with common or unequal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,753 Views
19 Pages

Analysis of the Stress–Strength Model Using Uniform Truncated Negative Binomial Distribution under Progressive Type-II Censoring

  • Rashad M. EL-Sagheer,
  • Mohamed S. Eliwa,
  • Mahmoud El-Morshedy,
  • Laila A. Al-Essa,
  • Afrah Al-Bossly and
  • Amel Abd-El-Monem

6 October 2023

In this study, we introduce a novel estimation technique for assessing the reliability parameter R=P(Y<X) of the uniform truncated negative binomial distribution (UTNBD) in the context of stress–strength analysis. We base our inferences on t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,551 Views
16 Pages

21 June 2017

In this paper, we consider the problem of estimating stress-strength reliability for inverse Weibull lifetime models having the same shape parameters but different scale parameters. We obtain the maximum likelihood estimator and its asymptotic distri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,027 Views
20 Pages

5 July 2023

Generalized logistic distribution, as the generalized form of the symmetric logistic distribution, plays an important role in reliability analysis. This article focuses on the statistical inference for the stress–strength parameter R=P(Y<X)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
2,943 Views
24 Pages

6 November 2022

Unit distributions are typically used in probability theory and statistics to illustrate useful quantities with values between zero and one. In this paper, we investigated an appropriate transformation to propose the unit-exponentiated half-logistic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,536 Views
26 Pages

An Alternate Generalized Odd Generalized Exponential Family with Applications to Premium Data

  • Sadaf Khan,
  • Oluwafemi Samson Balogun,
  • Muhammad Hussain Tahir,
  • Waleed Almutiry and
  • Amani Abdullah Alahmadi

1 November 2021

In this article, we use Lehmann alternative-II to extend the odd generalized exponential family. The uniqueness of this family lies in the fact that this transformation has resulted in a multitude of inverted distribution families with important appl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
3,035 Views
26 Pages

Bayesian Inference and Data Analysis of the Unit–Power Burr X Distribution

  • Aisha Fayomi,
  • Amal S. Hassan,
  • Hanan Baaqeel and
  • Ehab M. Almetwally

14 March 2023

The unit–power Burr X distribution (UPBXD), a bounded version of the power Burr X distribution, is presented. The UPBXD is produced through the inverse exponential transformation of the power Burr X distribution, which is also beneficial for mo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
508 Views
34 Pages

21 September 2025

The Maxwell–Boltzmann (MB) distribution is important because it provides the statistical foundation for connecting microscopic particle motion to macroscopic gas properties by statistically describing molecular speeds and energies, making it es...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,439 Views
21 Pages

The Lomax distribution is arguably one of the most useful lifetime distributions, explaining the developments of its extensions or generalizations through various schemes. The Marshall–Olkin length-biased Lomax distribution is one of these exte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
612 Views
33 Pages

14 August 2025

This study introduces an inverted version of the three-parameter Hjorth lifespan model, characterized by one scale parameter and two shape parameters, referred to as the inverted Hjorth (IH) distribution. This asymmetric distribution can fit various...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,392 Views
20 Pages

On a Modified Weighted Exponential Distribution with Applications

  • Christophe Chesneau,
  • Vijay Kumar,
  • Mukti Khetan and
  • Mohd Arshad

Practitioners in all applied domains value simple and adaptable lifetime distributions. They make it possible to create statistical models that are relatively easy to manage. A novel simple lifetime distribution with two parameters is proposed in thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
904 Views
30 Pages

A New Hybrid Class of Distributions: Model Characteristics and Stress–Strength Reliability Studies

  • Mustapha Muhammad,
  • Jinsen Xiao,
  • Badamasi Abba,
  • Isyaku Muhammad and
  • Refka Ghodhbani

16 March 2025

This study proposes a generalized family of distributions to enhance flexibility in modeling complex engineering and biomedical data. The framework unifies existing models and improves reliability analysis in both engineering and biomedical applicati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,769 Views
25 Pages

6 September 2023

Fatigue damage accumulation will not only cause the degradation of material performance but also lead to the growth of effective stress and critical stiffness. However, the existing fatigue reliability models usually ignore the effective stress growt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,797 Views
11 Pages

31 December 2017

The reliability of welded structure can be evaluated through welding residual stress analysis and fatigue strength assessment. In this study, welding residual stresses of multi-pass dissimilar material welded joint between alloy 617 and 12Cr steel we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,318 Views
12 Pages

27 March 2018

In the degradation process, the randomness and multiplicity of variables are difficult to describe by mathematical models. However, they are common in engineering and cannot be neglected, so it is necessary to study this issue in depth. In this paper...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,815 Views
15 Pages

15 July 2015

This paper reports on an experimental and analytical investigation conducted into efficacy of the scraping shear-test method in estimating the shearing adhesive strength of a thermally sprayed coating. It was found that the critical average shear str...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,689 Views
19 Pages

20 August 2024

Mechanism systems are important components of dynamic mechanical systems. The time-varying reliability assessment of mechanism systems is of great significance for the safety and fault diagnosis of mechanical products. In this paper, a time-varying r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,357 Views
13 Pages

23 December 2022

High-speed trains have a large amount of ancillary equipment, which is suspended from the underside of the train by means of a suspension structure. Due to the large mass of the ancillary equipment, the suspension structure is subjected to various lo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,738 Views
23 Pages

4 February 2025

Glazing is a common method for smoothing the surface of zirconia and imitating the appearance of natural teeth. Several authors have previously reported that glazing reduces the strength of zirconia. However, the dependence of strength on glaze thick...

  • Article
  • Open Access
537 Views
13 Pages

Investigation of Reliability Strengthening by Six-Sided Protective Structure in Fan-Out Wafer-Level Packaging

  • Cheng Yang,
  • Junyu Tao,
  • Wenxue Tang,
  • Feihu Dai,
  • Yong Ji,
  • Weijin Chen and
  • Chengqian Wang

13 November 2025

In this study, the reliability differences between a normal structure and a six-sided protective structure are investigated for 300 mm fan-out wafer-level packaging. Theoretical analysis indicates that the six-sided protective structure exhibits lowe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,408 Views
20 Pages

Fatigue Reliability Analysis of Rib-To-Deck Joints Using Test Data and In-Situ Measurements

  • Kaifeng Zheng,
  • Xiaoyang Feng,
  • Junlin Heng,
  • Jin Zhu and
  • Yu Zhang

11 November 2019

In this paper, the fatigue performance of rib-to-deck joints in orthotropic steel decks (OSDs) using thickened edge U-ribs (TEUs) and the OSD using conventional U-ribs (CUs) are investigated based on the fatigue test result and in-situ monitoring dat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
939 Views
21 Pages

18 December 2024

This study focuses on the seismic performance of complicated nodes in the ultra-limited steel structure under rare occurrence earthquakes. The Xi’an Urban Exhibition Center (Chang’an Cloud) is chosen as the engineering background, and the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,997 Views
14 Pages

27 February 2021

The cutterhead of a tunnel-boring machine (TBM) is the main weighted part in the process of tunneling and bears loadings in different directions. A fatigue failure of a cutterhead would severely affect the construction progress and safety. Therefore,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,213 Views
20 Pages

Engineering design of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite components requires reliable methods for measuring out-of-plane mechanical properties in the through-thickness (T-T) material direction. Within this work, existing indirect and direct tes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
4,401 Views
10 Pages

14 November 2018

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) tendons are generally used as prestressing members to take full advantage of their high strength. Their creep property is one of the key factors influencing the reliability and safety of the structures, especial...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,380 Views
16 Pages

28 October 2023

Due to the lack of clarity in the strength design of underground tailings reservoirs, it is imperative to investigate the interaction between the tailings deposit body (TDB) and surrounding rock. Taking the TDB as the subject of analysis, a different...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,948 Views
13 Pages

16 September 2021

Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are becoming more frequently adopted as so-called “corrosion-resistant” concrete reinforcement materials due to their excellent mechanical properties and formability. However, their long-term reliability must...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,535 Views
13 Pages

11 October 2023

The frame of a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) has an important impact on durability and reliability of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). In this study, the finite element analysis method has been used to build a two-dimensional model t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,788 Views
21 Pages

21 January 2025

This paper addresses the analysis of compressive stress limit values of plastic components with a thickness of no more than 3 mm used in bolted joints, especially in the automotive industry. The results of the compression tests show that the compress...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,302 Views
19 Pages

23 June 2022

Thick high-strength steel plates are increasingly being used for ship structures. Moreover, hydrogen enters the process of manufacturing and service, and large residual tensile stress occurs near the weld. Such stress can facilitate the diffusion and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
2,512 Views
16 Pages

29 July 2022

In this paper, we examine the development of the estimation models of bond strength and effective bond length for a double strap joint between carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) plate and corroded steel plate. The experimental study on the bond b...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
212 Views
9 Pages

12 December 2025

The standard EN 13906-2 forms the essential basis for the design and calculation of helical tension springs. It is used not only nationally, but throughout Europe and internationally in the spring industry and by spring users. With regard to cyclic d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,816 Views
15 Pages

Experimental and Statistical Investigations for Tensile Properties of Hemp Fibers

  • Peyman Sadeghi,
  • Quang Cao,
  • Ragab Abouzeid,
  • Mohammad Shayan,
  • Meensung Koo and
  • Qinglin Wu

1 November 2024

This study investigated the tensile behaviors of hemp fiber bundles and examined how properties including tensile strength and Young’s modulus vary with the bundle diameter. Hemp fibers were extracted, degummed, and separated into bundles of di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,233 Views
15 Pages

27 September 2024

The accurate characterization of fatigue life affects the durability and reliability of asphalt pavement for the asphalt mixtures. This paper proposed a new fatigue test method and analysis method which, in addition to increasing the accuracy of fati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
3,477 Views
24 Pages

Modeling and Model Verification of the Stress-Strain State of Reinforced Polymer Concrete

  • Kassym Yelemessov,
  • Layla B. Sabirova,
  • Nikita V. Martyushev,
  • Boris V. Malozyomov,
  • Gulnara B. Bakhmagambetova and
  • Olga V. Atanova

1 May 2023

This article considers the prospects of the application of building structures made of polymer concrete composites on the basis of strength analysis. The issues of application and structure of polymer-concrete mixtures are considered. Features of the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,838 Views
17 Pages

17 July 2021

Compressive strength is a well-known measurement to evaluate the endurance of a given concrete mixture to stress factors, such as compressive loads. A suggested approach to assess compressive strength of concrete is to assume that it follows a probab...

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