Abstract
An efficient generalization of Shanthikumar's upper bound on two-terminal reliability is developed, that leads to efficient methods for the probabilistic assessment of damage from fire spread and other invasive hazards in segmented structures. The methods exploit a basic relationship between the fire spread problem and the probability of reachability in communications networks. The upper bound employs noncrossing cuts of the network.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 173-185 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Annals of Operations Research |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Decision Sciences
- Management Science and Operations Research