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K-out-of-n Structures. Theories, Methods and Applications. Advances in Reliability Science

  • Book

  • November 2026
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 6251793
In an era where global economic development demands innovation, reliability engineering stands at the forefront of modern industrial challenges. Over the past 50 years, profound advancements in reliability analysis have transformed how engineers and academics approach system performance, offering significant economic benefits and improving quality of life worldwide. K-out-of-n Structures: Theories, Methods and Applications delves into the extensive research surrounding consecutive k-out-of-n structures, crucial for modeling diverse engineering systems-from telecom microwave stations to oil pipelines and electron accelerator vacuum systems. This comprehensive volume is designed for professionals, students and researchers eager to deepen their understanding of reliability engineering. Authored by leading scientists, mathematicians, and engineers, this book presents ground-breaking methods and solutions that have yet to be explored in existing literature.

Table of Contents

1. Quantum Circuit Formulations for K-out-of-N Structures: A Reliability Modeling and Simulation Perspective
2. Reliability Applications of Random K-out-of-N:G Systems
3. Reliability Analysis of a Mixed {i k}-out-of-{i n} System in an Intuitionistic Fuzzy Environment
4. On Reliability of a Circular-Consecutive K-out-of-N System with Arbitrarily Distributed Repair Time of Components
5. On the Mathematical Modeling of Predictive Maintenance for k-out-of-n Continuously Deteriorating Systems: A Top-Down Approach
6. Estimation of Bounds for Reliability Analysis of Asphalt Pavements
7. A Comprehensive Comparison of K-Out-of-N Reliability Algorithms and their Application to the Availability of Welding Station
8. Reliability Evaluation of Multi-State Consecutive-k-out-of-r-from-n: Electric Power Sector of Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
9. Optimal arrangement and importance of the components in a consecutive-k-out-of-r-from-n: Hybrid energy system based on renewable sources in agricultural irrigation systems
10. Bayesian inference for sequential k-out-of-n systems.
11. Reliability Estimation of Balanced Systems with Multi-dimensional Distributed Units
12. RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF CONSECUTIVE k-OUT-OF-n:F SYSTEM SUBJECT TO SHOCKS
13. Reliability Engineering of k-out-of-n Systems: A Comprehensive Review and Future Directions
14. Stochastic comparisons of k-out-of-n systems involving Gompertz model
15. Redundancy Allocation Problem in k-out-of-n Systems
16. A K-out-of-n-based Approach in Cloud Service Monitoring
17. On the k-out-of-n structures under age-based preventive maintenance: advances and applications

Authors

Mangey Ram Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, India. Prof. Mangey Ram is Professor at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, India. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering, and Management Sciences; Journal of Reliability and Statistical Studies; Journal of Graphic Era University; Series Editor of six book series with Elsevier, CRC Press-A Taylor and Frances Group, Walter De Gruyter Publisher Germany, River Publisher and Guest Editor and Associate Editor for various journals. His fields of research are reliability theory and applied mathematics.

He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering, and Management Sciences; Journal of Reliability and Statistical Studies; Journal of Graphic Era University; Series Editor of six book series with Elsevier, CRC Press-A Taylor and Frances Group, Walter De Gruyter Publisher Germany, River Publisher and Guest Editor and Associate Editor for various journals.

His fields of research are reliability theory and applied mathematics.

Prof. Ram is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Senior Life Member of the Operational Research Society of India, the Society for Reliability Engineering, Quality and Operations Management in India, the Indian Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics. He is a member of the organizing committee of several international and national conferences, seminars, and workshops. He was conferred the "Young Scientist Award� by the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology, Dehradun, in 2009, and given the "Best Faculty Award� in 2011; "Research Excellence Award� in 2015; and "Outstanding Researcher Award� in 2018 for his significant contributions in academics and research at Graphic Era (deemed to be University), Dehradun, India. Most recently, he received the "Excellence in Research of the Year-2021 Award� from the Honourable Chief Minister of the Uttarakhand State, India.