Where many other textbooks concentrate on the theoretical issues surrounding the nature of human reliability and try to explain and prove why people err, we have chosen a different path. This text presents a summary of methods and techniques and data and concepts as they are applied in the practice of HRA. What we do first in our text is to simply report the facts-- to locate the probabilistic …
Nuclear forensic analysis (or nuclear forensics) is an example of such a new discipline. Certain nuclear forensic techniques have been used for many years in isolated applications, including: * IAEA safeguards system verifying compliance with the treaty’s prohibitions on the manufacture of a nuclear weapon by a non-nuclear weapon state; * Enforcement of controls on the transfer of nuclear mat…
Knowing how to design effective training instruction is a core competency for every trainer. Beginning with planning and need analysis; to writing, designing, and evaluating course materials; to marketing and administration, this title also shows you how to put together quality, performance-based training that is delivered in a classroom setting.
This book consists of 12 chapters that Introduction; Mathematical models and transfer functions; Time domain analysis and design; Stability and root locus technique; Frequency domain analysis and design; Discrete time system analysis and design; Process control system design; Advanced control systems; Linear state space analysis and design; optimal control; System identification and adaptive co…