RELIABILITY, SAFETY AND RISK ANALYSIS – notes

INSTRUCTOR: PIERO BARALDI

LECTURE SLIDES

Lecture 1 – Introduction

Lecture 2 – Interpretation of Probability in Reliability and Risk Analysis

Lecture 4 – Continuous Probability Distribution

Lecture 5 – Simple Systems

Lecture 6 – Availability

Lecture 7 – Markov Chain Discrete Time

Lecture 8 – Markov Chain Continuous Time

Lecture 9 – Monte Carlo

Lecture 11 – Parameter Estimation

Lecture 12 – Estimation of components failure rates from statistical data: Bayesian approach

Lecture 13 – Maintenance Basic Concepts

Lecture 16 – Fault Tree Analysis

Lecture 17 – Event Tree Analysis

Lecture 18 – Dependent Failures

Lecture 19 – Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in Nuclear Engineering and Technology

Lecture 20 – Importance Measures

EXERCISE SESSIONS

Exercise 1 – Probability

Exercise 2 – Availability, Maintainability and Reliability

Exercise 3 – Markov Chains

Exercise 4 – Monte Carlo

Exercise 5 – Estimation of components failure rates from statistical data: A Bayesian approach

Exercise 6a – Bayesian Network Theory

Exercise 6b – Bayesian Network Exercises & Solutions

Exercise 6c – Bayesian Network Applications

EXAM PREPARATION

Exam Simulation Mock

Topics & Material To be Studied

FLIPPED CLASS

Flipped Classroom Guidelines

Flipped Classroom Theory

Flipped Exercise

Flipped Exercises Solutions

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

Exercise 1 – Additional Problems

LECTURE RECORDINGS

Lecture Recording 23/02/26

Lecture Recording 25/02/26

Lecture Recording 02/03/26

Lecture Recording 06/03/26

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Lecture Recording 27/03/26

Lecture Recording 08/04/26

Lecture Recording 10/04/26

Lecture Recording 13/04/26

Lecture Recording 15/04/26

Lecture Recording 17/04/26 (Monte Carlo Exercise Session)

Lecture Recording 20/04/26

Lecture Recording 22/04/26

Lecture Recording 29/04/26

Lecture Recording 13/05/26

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Lecture Recording 27/05/26

Lecture Recording 29/05/26

Lecture Recording 03/06/26

Lecture Recording 05/06/26 – Part I

Lecture Recording 05/06/26 – Part II

Lecture 4 – Continuous Probability Distribution (Video Link)