Textbooks
On this page you will find a listing of some textbooks covering topics relevant to ROSS.
Reliability; Theory and Applications
- Andrews, J. D. and T. R. Moss: "Reliability and Risk Assessment", Longman Scientific & Technical, Harlow, 1993
- Aven, Terje and Uwe Jensen: "Stochastic Models in Reliability", Springer, New York, 1999
- Ayyub, Bilal M. & Richard H. McCuen: "Probability, Statistics and Reliability for Engineers", CRC Press, ISBN 0-8493-2690-7, 1997
- Bagdonavicius, Vilijandas & Mikhail Nikulin: "Accelerated Life Models; Modeling and Statistical Analysis", Chapman & Hall / CRC, ISBN 1584881860, 2001
- Balakrishnan, N.: "Recent Advances in Life-Testing and Reliability", CRC Press, 1995
- Barlow, Richard E.: "Engineering Reliability", SIAM, Philadelphia, 1998
- Barlow, Richard E. and Frank Proschan: "Mathematical Theory of Reliability", SIAM, Philadelphia, "Classics in Applied Mathematics", 1996
- Bentley, John P.: "An Introduction to Reliability and Quality Engineering", Longman Scientific & Technical, Harlow, 1993
- Birolini, Alessandro: "Reliability Engineering; Theory and Practice" (Third edition). Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1999
- Blischke, W.R. and D.N.P. Murthy: "Reliability; Modeling, Prediction and Optimization", Wiley, New York, 2000
- Blischke, W.R. and D.N.P. Murthy: "Case Studies in Reliability and Maintenance", Wiley, New York, 2003
- Condra, Lloyd C.: "Reliability Improvement wirh Design of Experiments" (2nd edition). Marcel Dekker, New York, 2001
- Crowe, Dana (Ed.): "Design for Reliability", CRC Press, ISBN 0-8493-1111-X, 2001
- Dhillon, Balbir S.: "Design Reliability; Fundamentals and Applications", CRC Press, ISBN 0-8493-1465-8, 1999
- Dodson, Bryan and Dennis Nolan: "Reliability Engineering Handbook", Marcel Dekker, 1999
- Ebeling, Charles E.: "An Introduction to Reliability and Maintainability Engineering", McGraw-Hill, New York, 1997
- Gertsbakh, I. B.: "Statistical Reliability Theory", Marcel Dekker, New York, 1989
- Gertsbakh, I. B.: "Reliability Theory with Applications to Preventive Maintenance", Springer, Berlin, 2000
- Gnedenko, Boris, Igor Pavlov and Igor Ushakov: "Statistical Reliability Engineering", Wiley, New York, 1999
- Hayakawa, Yu, Telba Irony, and Min Xie (eds.): "System and Bayesian Reliability" (Essays in honor of Professor Richard E. Barlow on his 70th birthday), World Scientific, 2001.
- Henley, Ernest J. and Hiromitsu Kumamoto: "Probabilistic Risk Assessment; Reliability Engineering, Design, and Analysis", IEEE Press, New York, 1992
- Hobbs, Gregg K.: "Accelerated Reliability Engineering", Wiley, Chichester, 2000
- Høyland, Arnljot and Marvin Rausand: "System Reliability Theory; Models and Statistical Methods", Wiley, New York, 1994
- Kapur, K. C. and L. R. Lamberson: "Reliability in Engineering Design", Wiley, New York, 1977
- LaCombe, Donald J.: "Reliability Control for Electronic Systems". Marcel Dekker, New York, 1999
- Lewis, Elmer E.: "Introduction to Reliability Engineering", Wiley, New York, 1987
- Marseguerra, Marzio and Enrico Zio: "Basics of the Monte Carlo Method with Application to System Reliability", LiLoLe-Verlag, Hagen; Germany, 2002 (ISBN 3-934447-06-6)
- Modarres, Mohammad, Mark Kaminskiy and Vasiliy Krivtsov: "Reliability Engineering and Risk Analysis: A Practical Guide", Marcel Dekker, New York, 1999
- Modarres, Mohammad: "What every engineer should know about reliability and risk analysis", Marcel Dekker (ISBN: 0-8247-8958-X)
- Murthy, D. N. P., Min Xie, and Renyan Jiang: "Weibull Models", Wiley, New York, 2004
- Nachlas, Joel A.: "Reliability Engineering; Probabilistic Models and Maintenance Methods", Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, 2005
- O'Connor, P.D.T.: "Practical Reliability Engineering" (3rd Edition), Wiley, Chichester, 1995
- Osaki, S.: "Stochastic System Reliability Modelling", World Scientific, 1985
- Pecht, Michael (ed.): "The Product Reliability, Maintainability, and Supportability Handbook", CRC Press, New York, ISBN 0-8493-9457-0, 1995
- Pukite, Paul and Jan Pukite: "Modeling for Reliability Analysis; Markov Modeling for Reliability, Maintainability, Safety and Supportability Analyses of Complex Systems", IEEE Press, New York, 2000 (ISBN 0-7803-4744-7)
- Rausand, Marvin and Arnjlot Høyland: "System Reliability Theory; Models, Statistical Methods and Applications" (2nd. edition), Wiley, New York, 2004
- Smith, David J.: "Reliability, Maintainability and Risk: Practical Methods for Engineers including Reliability Centred Maintanance & Safety-related Systems" (Seventh ed.), Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 2005
- Tobias, Paul A. & David C. Trindade: "Applied Reliability, Second Edition", Chapman & Hall / CRC, ISBN 0442004699, 1995
- Weibull.com: "System
Analysis Reference:Reliability, Availability, and Optimization" available on-line)
- Wolstenholme, Linda C.: "Reliability Modelling; A Statistical Approach", Chapman & Hall/CRC, 1999 (ISBN 1-58488-014-7)
Life Data Analysis
- Ansell, Jake I. and M.J. Phillips: "Practical Methods for Reliability Data Analysis", Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1994
- Carlin, Bradley P. and Thomas A. Louis: "Bayes and Empirical Bayes Methods for Data Analysis", Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2000
- Cox, D. R. and D. Oakes: "Analysis of Survival Data", Chapman and Hall, London, 1984
- Crowder, M. J., A. C. Kimber, R. L. Smith and T. J. Sweeting: "Statistical Analysis of Reliability Data", Chapman and Hall, London, 1991
- Kalbfleisch, J. D. and R. L. Prentice: "The Statistical Analysis of Failure Time Data", Wiley, New York, 1980
- Klein, John P. and Melvin L. Moeschberger: "Survival Analysis; Techniques for Censored and Truncated Data", Springer-Verlag, New York, 1997
- Lawless, J. F.: "Statistical Models and Methods for Lifetime Data", Wiley, New York, 1982
- Mann, N. R., R. E. Schafer and N. D. Singpurwalla: "Methods for Statistical Analysis of Reliability and Life Data", Wiley, New York, 1974
- Meeker, William Q. and Luis A. Escobar: "Statistical Methods for Reliability Data", Wiley, New York, 1998
- NUREG/CR-6823
(written by: C. L. Atwood, J. L. LaChance, H. F. Martz, .J. Anderson, M. Engelhardt, D. Whitehead, and T. Wheeler): "Handbook
of Parameter Estimation for Probabilistic Risk Assessment". U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC, 2003
- Smith, Peter James: "Analysis of Failure and Survival Data", Chapman & Hall / CRC, 2002 ISBN: 1-58488-075-9
- Weibull.com: "Life Data Analysis Reference". (available on-line)
Accelerated Life Testing
Expert Opinion / Judgment
- Ayyub, Bilal M.: "Elicitation of Expert Opinions for Uncertainty and Risks", CRC Press, ISBN 0-8493-1087-3, 2001
Human Errors
- AIChE: "Guidelines for Preventing Human Error in Process Safety", Center for Chemical Process Safety, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, 1994
- Hollnagel,E.: "Human Reliability Analysis; Context and Control", Academic Press, London, 1993
- Kirwan,Barry: "A Guide to Practical Human Reliability Assessment", Taylor & Francis, London, 1994
- Reason, James: "Human Error", Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1990
Maintenance
- Anderson, Ronald T. and Lewis Neri: "Reliability-Centered Maintenance; Management and Engineering Methods", Elsevier Applied Science, London, 1990
- Blanchard, Benjamin S., Dinesh Verma, and Elmer L. Peterson: "Maintainability: A Key to Effective Serviceability and Maintenance Management", Wiley, New York, 1995
- Blischke, W.R. and D.N.P. Murthy: "Case Studies in Reliability and Maintenance", Wiley, New York, 2003
- Bloom, Neil B.: "Reliability Centered Maintenance; Implementation made simple", McGraw-Hill, 2005
- Gertsbakh, I. B.: "Reliability Theory with Applications to Preventive Maintenance", Springer, Berlin, 2000
- Jardine, Andrew K. S. and Albert H. C. Tsang: "Maintenance, Replacement, and Reliability: Theory and Applications", Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, 2006
- Kelly, Anthony: "Maintenance Strategy - Business-centered Maintenance", Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford, 1997
- Kelly, Anthony: "Maintenance Organization & Systems - Business-centered Maintenance", Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford, 1997
- Knezevic, Jezdimir: "Systems Maintainability", Kluwer Academic Publ., 1997
- Knezevic, Jezdimir: "Reliability, Maintainability and Supportability", McGraw-Hill, 1993
- Moss, Marvin A.: "Designing for Minimal Maintenance Expense; The Practical Application of Reliability and Maintainability", Marcel Dekker, New York, 1985
- Moubray, John: "Reliability Centered Maintenance" (2nd edition), Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 1997
- Nakagawa, Toshio: "Maintenance Theory of Reliability", Springer-Verlag, London, 2005
- Narayan, V: "Effective Maintenance Management: Risk and Reliability Strategies for Optimizing Performance", Industrial Press, Inc.; ISBN: 0831131780, 2004
- Smith, Anthony M.: "Reliability-Centered Maintenance", McGraw-Hill, 1993
Risk Analysis
- Ansell, Jake and Frank Wharton: "Risk; Analysis, Assessment and Management", Wiley, Chichester, 1992
- Ayyub, Bilal M.: "Risk Analysis in Engineering and Economics", Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, 2003
- Ericson, Clifton A.: "Hazard Analysis Techniques for System Safety", Wiley, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2005
- Koller, Glenn: "Risk Modeling for Determining Value and Decision Making" Chapman & Hall/ CRC, ISBN 1-58488-167-4, 2000
- Koller, Glenn: "Risk Assessment and Decision Making in Business and Industry". Chapman & Hall / CRC, ISBN 0-8493-0268-4, 1999
- NASA: Probabilistic Risk Assessment Procedures Guide for NADSA Managers and Practitioners, NASA, 2002
- Stewart, Mark G., and Robert E. Melchers: "Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Engineering Systems", Chapman & Hall, London, 1997
- Vinnem, Jan Erik: "Offshore Risk Assessment: Principles, Modelling, and Applications of QRA Studies" . Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999
- Wang, John X. and Marvin L. Rousch: "What every engineer should know about Risk Engineering and Management", Marcel Dekker, 2000
- Wong, William: "How did that happen? Engineering Safety and Reliability", Professional Engineering Publishing Limited, 2002, ISBN 1 86058 359 8
Environmental Risk Assessment
- Benjamin, Sally L. & David A. Belluck: "A Practical Guide to Understanding, Managing, and Reviewing Environmental Risk Assessment Reports", CRC Press, ISBN 1566704480, 2001
- Calabrese, Edward J. & Elaina Kenyon: "Air Toxics and Risk Assessment", CRC Press, ISBN 0873711653, 1991
- Cothern, C. Richard: "Comparative Environmental Risk Assessment", CRC Press, ISBN 0873716051, 1992
- Neely, W. Brock: "Introduction to Chemical Exposure and Risk Assessment", CRC Press, ISBN 1566700949, 1994
Safety Theory and Analysis
- Adams, John: "Risk", UCL Press, London, 1995
- Beck, Ulrich: "Risiko og Frihet", Fagbokforlaget, 1997
- Bernstein, Peter L.: "Against the gods: The remakable story of risk", Wiley, New York, 1996
- Hale, Andrew, Bernhard Wilpert & Matthias Freitag: "After the event: From accident to organizational learning", Pergamon, 1997
- Harms-Ringdahl, Lars: "Safety Analysis; Principles and Practice in Occupational Safety",CRC Press, 2001
- Hopkins, Andrew: "Lessons from Longford; The Esso Gas Plant Explosion", CCH Australia Ltd. ISBN 1 86468 422 4, 2000
- Kjellén, Urban: "Prevention of Accidents through Experience Feedback", Taylor & Francis, London, 2000
- Lupton, Deborah: "Risk", Routledge, London, 1999
- Perrow, Charles: "Normal Accidents; Living with High-Risk Technologies", Basic Books, 1984
- Rasmussen, Jens & Inge Svedung: "Proactive Risk Management in a Dynamic Society", Swedish Rescue Services Agency, ISBN:91-7253-084-7, 2000
- Reason, James: "Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents", Ashgate, Aldershot, 1997
- Sagan, Scott D.: "The Limits of safety; Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weapons", Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1993
- Schrader-Frechette, K.S.: "Risk and Rationality: Philosophical foundations for populist reforms", University of California Press, Berkeley, 1991
- Slovic, Paul: "The Perception of Risk". Earthscan, London, 2000
- Vaughan, Diane: "The Challenger Launch Decision; Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA", The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1996
Vulnerability
- Perrow, Charles: "Normal Accidents; Living with High-Risk Technologies", Basic Books, New York, 1984
- Reason, James: "Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents", Ashgate, Aldershot, 1997
Security
- Bintliff, R.L.: "The Complete Manual of Corporate and Industrial Security", Prentice-Hall, London, 1992
- Fischer, R.J. and Green, G.: "Introduction to Security", sixth edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, 1998
- Gollman, Dieter: "Computer Security" , Wiley, 1999, ISBN 0-471-97844-2
- Menezes, Oorschot, Vanstone: "Handbook of Applied Cryptography",CRC Press 1996, ISBN 0-8493-8523-7
- Northcutt, Novak: "Network Intrusion Detection - An Analyst's Handbook" (2nd ed.) New Riders 2001, ISBN 0-7357-1008-2
- Parker, D.B.: "Fighting Computer Crime", Wiley, New York, 1988
- Posner, R. A.: "Catastrophe; Risk and Response", Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004
- Sennewald, C.A.: "Effective Security Management", third edititon, Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, 1998
- Tyska, L.A. and Fennelly, L.J.: "150 Things You Should Know About Security", Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, 1998
- Tyska, L.A. and Fennelly, L.J.: "Physical Security: 150 Things You Should Know", Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, 2000
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