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FORM-based global reliability sensitivity analysis of systems with multiple failure modes

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  • Papaioannou, Iason
  • Straub, Daniel

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Global variance-based reliability sensitivity indices arise from a variance decomposition of the indicator function describing the failure event. The first-order indices reflect the main effect of each variable on the variance of the failure event and can be used for variable prioritization; the total-effect indices represent the total effect of each variable, including its interaction with other variables, and can be used for variable fixing. This contribution derives expressions for the variance-based reliability sensitivity indices of systems with multiple failure modes that are based on the first-order reliability method (FORM). The derived expressions are a function of the FORM results and, hence, do not require additional expensive model evaluations. They do involve the evaluation of multinormal integrals, for which effective solutions are available. We demonstrate that the derived expressions enable an accurate estimation of variance-based reliability sensitivities for general system problems to which FORM is applicable.

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  • Papaioannou, Iason & Straub, Daniel, 2025. "FORM-based global reliability sensitivity analysis of systems with multiple failure modes," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 260(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reensy:v:260:y:2025:i:c:s0951832025001772
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2025.110974
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