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John Andrews is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom, with a research focus spanning primarily the engineering and decision sciences fields. Their work frequently intersects several subfields including statistics, probability and uncertainty, civil and structural engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, safety, risk, reliability and quality, as well as mechanical engineering.

The scholar's research contributions often address key topics such as risk and safety analysis, infrastructure maintenance and monitoring, reliability and maintenance optimization, transport and economic policies, railway engineering and dynamics, railway systems and energy efficiency, and infrastructure resilience and vulnerability analysis.

John Andrews has contributed to several recent publications in respected venues, reflecting a focus on reliability engineering and systems safety. Notable papers include:

  • "Dynamic Reliability Assessment of PEM Fuel Cell Systems," 2021, Reliability Engineering & System Safety
  • "Dynamic and dependent tree theory (D2T2): A framework for the analysis of fault trees with dependent basic events," 2022, Reliability Engineering & System Safety
  • "Multi-defect modelling of bridge deterioration using truncated inspection records," 2020, Reliability Engineering & System Safety
  • "A Petri net model-based resilience analysis of nuclear power plants under the threat of natural hazards," 2022, Reliability Engineering & System Safety
  • "Modelling cycle for simulation digital twins," 2021, Manufacturing Letters

John Andrews frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Reliability Engineering & System Safety
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit
  • Infrastructure Asset Management
  • Proceedings of the 31st European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2021)
  • Engineering Structures

Collaborations form a significant part of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include Silvia Tolo, G. Calvert, Jack Litherland, Sarah Dunnett, and Gopika Vinod.

Best Publications

  • Reliability and Risk Assessment

    John D. Andrews;T. Robert Moss

  • Event-tree analysis using binary decision diagrams

    J.D. Andrews;S.J. Dunnett

  • Tracking control of small-scale helicopters using explicit nonlinear MPC augmented with disturbance observers

    Cunjia Liu;Wen-Hua Chen;John Andrews

  • A fault tree analysis strategy using binary decision diagrams

    Karen A. Reay;John D. Andrews

  • Railway bridge structural health monitoring and fault detection: State-of-the-art methods and future challenges:

    Matteo Vagnoli;Rasa Remenyte-Prescott;John Andrews

  • Birnbaum's measure of component importance for noncoherent systems

    J.D. Andrews;S. Beeson

  • A modelling approach to railway track asset management

    John Andrews

  • The effects of tamping on railway track geometry degradation

    M Audley;JD Andrews

  • Phased mission modelling of systems with maintenance-free operating periods using simulated Petri nets

    Samuel P. Chew;Sarah J. Dunnett;J.D. Andrews

  • Importance measures for noncoherent-system analysis

    S. Beeson;J.D. Andrews

  • Fault tree analysis and binary decision diagrams

    R.M. Sinnamon;J.D. Andrews

  • New approaches to evaluating fault trees

    Roslyn M. Sinnamon;J.D. Andrews

  • A stochastic model for railway track asset management

    John D. Andrews;Darren Prescott;Florian De Rozières

  • Bayesian belief networks for system fault diagnostics

    Mariapia Lampis;J. D. Andrews

  • Modelling wind turbine degradation and maintenance

    Bryant Le;John Andrews

  • Improved efficiency in qualitative fault tree analysis

    Roslyn M. Sinnamon;J.D. Andrews

  • Improved accuracy in quantitative fault tree analysis

    Roslyn M. Sinnamon;J.D. Andrews

  • Dependability analysis of systems with on-demand and active failure modes, using dynamic fault trees

    L. Meshkat;J.B. Dugan;J.D. Andrews

  • A review of performance degradation and failure modes for hydrogen-fuelled polymer electrolyte fuel cells

    Pratap Rama;Rui Chen;J.D. Andrews

  • Optimal Scheduling of Track Maintenance on a Railway Network

    Tao Zhang;Tao Zhang;John D. Andrews;Rui Wang;Rui Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Wen-Hua Chen
Wen-Hua Chen Loughborough University
Christophe Bérenguer
Christophe Bérenguer Grenoble Alpes University
Joanne Bechta Dugan
Joanne Bechta Dugan University of Virginia
Enrico Zio
Enrico Zio Polytechnic University of Milan
Kai Goebel
Kai Goebel Palo Alto Research Center
James M. W. Brownjohn
James M. W. Brownjohn University of Exeter
Eugene J. O'Brien
Eugene J. O'Brien University College Dublin

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