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2010

  • Jyrkama, M.I. and Pandey, M.D. (2010). Impact of Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC) on Feeder Refurbishment Planning. Accepted for publication in the 31st Annual Canadian Nuclear Society Conference, May 24-27, 2010, Montreal, Canada.

  • Jyrkama, M.I., Pandey, M.D. and Hess, S.H. (2010). Integration of Degradation Models into Generation Risk Assessment (GRA): Challenges and Modeling Approaches. ASME J. of Engineering for Gas, Turbine and Power. In print.

  • Mishra, A., Pandey, M.D. and Knochenhauer, M. (2010). Probabilistic Safety Criteria and Core Degradation Mechanism. Int. J. Performability Engineering, 6(1), 3-18.

  • Pandey, M.D., Lu, D. and Komljenovic, D. (2010). The Impact of Probabilistic Modeling in Life Cycle Management of Nuclear Piping Systems. ASME J. of Engineering for Gas, Turbine and Power. In print.

  • Wang, M., Pandey, M.D. and Riznic, J. (2010). Bayesian Analysis of Piping Leak Frequency Using OECD/NEA Data. ASME J. of Engineering for Gas, Turbine and Power. In print.

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2009

  • Deng, J. and Pandey, M.D. (2009). Estimation of Minimum Cross-Entropy Quantile Function Using Fractional Probability Weighted Moments. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 24, 43-50.

  • Deng, J., Pandey M.D. and Gu, D. (2009). Extreme Quantile Estimation from Censored Sample using Partial Cross-Entropy and Fractional Partial Probability Weighted Moments. Structural Safety, 31, 43-54.

  • Jyrkama, M., Pandey, M.D., and Hess, S.M. (2009). Integration of Degradation Models into Generation Risk Assessment (GRA): Challenges and Modeling Approaches. Proc. ASME Int. Conf. Nuclear Engineering (ICONE 17), July 12-16, 2009, Brussels, Belgium.

  • Jyrkama, M., Pandey, M.D., and Lehockey, E.M. (2009). Using Spatial Statistical Analysis of Taylor Factors to Characterize Material Susceptibility to Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking. Proc. SMiRT Conference, August 9-12, 2009, Helsinki, Finland.

  • Lu, Y., Tapping, R.L. and Pandey, M.D. (2009). Degradation of Alloy 800 Steam Generator Tubing and its Long Term Behavior Prediction for Plant Life Management. Proc. 6th CNS Int. Steam Generator Conference, November 8-11, 2009, Toronto, Canada.

  • Mishra, A. and Pandey, M.D. (2009). Regulation of Nuclear Power Plants: A Multi Objective Approach. Accepted July 2009 for publication in the Annals of Nuclear Energy.

  • Nathwani, J.S., Lind, N.C. and Pandey, M.D. (2009). The Engineering of Decisions for Life Quality: How Safe is Safe Enough? Springer Verlag Publishing Company, London, U.K.

  • Pandey, M.D. and Sahoo, A.K. (2009). A Risk-Informed Approach to Leak Before Break Assessment of Pressure Tubes in CANDU Reactors. Accepted March 2009 for publication in ASME J. Pressure Vessels and Technology.

  • Pandey, M.D. and Wang, M. (2009). A Probabilistic Approach to Update the Lower Bound Fracture Toughness using Surveillance Pressure Tube Data. Proc. 30th CNS Annual Conference, Calgary, AB, Canada.

  • Pandey, M.D., Datla, S.V., Tapping, R.L. and Lu, Y. (2009). The Estimation of Lifetime Distribution of Alloy 800 Steam Generator Tubing. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 239(10), 1862-1869.

  • Pandey, M.D., Jyrkama, M., and Lehockey, E. (2009). The Impact of Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC) On Feeder Life Cycle Management. Proc. ASME Int. Conf. Nuclear Engineering (ICONE 17), July 12-16, 2009, Brussels, Belgium.

  • Pandey, M.D., Lu, D. and Komljenovic, D. (2009). The Impact of Probabilistic Modelling on Predicting the Remaining Life of Pipes in Nuclear Plants. Proc. ASME Int. Conf. Nuclear Engineering (ICONE 17), July 12-16, 2009, Brussels, Belgium.

  • Pandey, M.D., Yuan, X.X. and van Noortwijk, J.M. (2009). The Influence of Temporal Uncertainty of Deterioration in Life Cycle Management of Structures. Structure & Infrastructure Engineering, 5(2), 145-156.

  • Sahoo, A.K. and Pandey, M.D. (2009). A Risk-Informed Approach to Assessment of DHC Initiation in Pressure Tubes of CANDU Reactors. Accepted July 2009 for publication in Nuclear Engineering and Design.

  • Wang, M., Pandey, M.D. and Riznic, J. (2009). Bayesian Analysis of Piping Failure Frequency using OECD/NEA Data. Proc. ASME Int. Conf. Nuclear Engineering (ICONE 17), July 12-16, 2009, Brussels, Belgium.

  • Williams, B., Veeramany, A. and Pandey, M.D. (2009). Relationship between Burst Specimens, Compact Tension Specimens, Material Chemistry, and Operating Conditions for Zr-2.5Nb Pressure Tube Material. Proc. Int. Conf. Fracture Mechanics, pp.1-10.

  • Yuan, X. and Pandey, M.D. (2009). A Nonlinear Mixed-Effects Model for Degradation Data Obtained from In-Service Inspections. Reliability Engineering and Systems Safety, 94(2), 509-519.

  • Yuan, X., Pandey, M.D. and Riznic, J. (2009). A Stochastic Model for Piping Failure Frequency Analysis Using OPDE Data. Accepted October 2008 for publication in ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power.

  • Yuan, X.X., Mao, D. and Pandey, M.D. (2009). A Bayesian approach to modeling and predicting pitting flaws in steam generator tubes. Reliability Engineering and Systems Safety, In press.

  • Yuan, X.X., Mao, D. and Pandey, M.D. (2009). Stochastic Modeling of Inspection Uncertainties and Applications to Pitting Flaws in Steam Generator Tubes. Proc. 30th CNS Annual Conference, Calgary, AB, Canada.

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2008

  • Datla, S.V., Jyrkama, M.I. and Pandey, M.D. (2008). Probabilistic Modelling of Steam Generator Tube Pitting Corrosion. Int. J. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 238(7), 1771-1778.

  • Hazra, B., Narasimhan, S. and Pandey, M.D. (2008). Stable Adaptive Control of Seismically Excited Nonlinear Structures. Structures Congress 2008 - 18th A&C Conference, April, Vancouver, Canada.

  • Narasimhan, S., Wang, M. and Pandey, M.D. (2008). Principal Component Analysis for Predicting the Response of Nonlinear Base-isolated Buildings. Earthquake Spectra, 25(1), 93-115.

  • Pandey, M.D. and Radford, D.D. (2008). A Statistical Approach to the Prediction of Pressure Tube Fracture Toughness. Int. J. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 238(12), 3218-3226.

  • Pandey, M.D., Cheng, T. and Xie, W.C. (2008). Stochastic Renewal Process Model for Infrastructure Asset Management. Proc. Int. Conf. Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, May 18-21, 2008, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

  • Pandey, M.D., Datla, S.V. and Komljenovic, D. (2008). The Effect of Inspection Uncertainties in Predicting the Probability of Leak of Steam Generator Tubing Due To Pitting. Proc. 16th Int. Conf. Nuclear Engineering, ASME. Paper No.48729, May 11-15, 2008, Orlando, FL.

  • Pandey, M.D., Datla, S.V., Tapping, R.L. and Lu, Y. (2008). A Probabilistic Approach to the Estimation of Lifetime Distribution of Alloy 800 SG Tubing. Proc. 29th Annual Canadian Nuclear Society Conference, June 1-4, 2008, Toronto, Canada.

  • Sahoo, A.K., Pandey, M.D. and Dubey, R.N. (2008). An Analytical Model of the Threshold Stress Intensity Factor (Kih) for DHC. Proc. 3rd Canadian Conference on Nonlinear Solid Mechanics (CanCNSM), June 25-28, 2008, Toronto, Canada, pp. 273-282.

  • van der Weide, J.A.M., Pandey, M.D. and van Noortwijk, J.M. (2008). A Stochastic Process Model for Computing the Cost of a Condition-Based Maintenance. Proc. Annual ESREL Conference, European Safety and Reliability Association, September 22-25, 2008, Valencia, Spain.

  • Yuan, X., Pandey, M.D. and Bickel, G.A. (2008). A Probabilistic Model of Wall Thinning in CANDU Feeders due to Flow-Accelerated Corrosion. Int. J. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 238(1), 16-24.

  • Yuan, X., Pandey, M.D. and Riznic, J. (2008). A Point Process Model for Piping Failure Frequency Analysis using OPDE data. Proc. 16th Int. Conf. Nuclear Engineering, ASME. Paper No.48078, May 11-15, 2008, Orlando, FL.

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2007

  • An, Y. and Pandey, M.D. (2007). The r-Largest Order Statistics Model for Extreme Wind Speed Estimation. J. Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, 95(3), 165-182.

  • Pandey, M.D. and An, Y. (2007). The Analysis of Design Wind Speed Estimates Specified in the National Building Code of Canada. Canadian J. of Civil Engineering, 34, 513-524.

  • Pandey, M.D. and Nathwani, J.S. (2007). Foundational Principles of Welfare Economics Underlying the Life Quality Index for Efficient Risk Management. Int. J. Risk Assessment and Management, 7(6-7), 862-883.

  • Pandey, M.D., Radford, D.D. and Deng., J. (2008). Prediction of Pressure Tube Fracture Toughness Using a Multivariate Regression Model. Proc. 28th Annual Canadian Nuclear Society Conference, Saint John, NB, Canada.

  • Radford, D.D. and Pandey, M.D. (2007). Variability of Zr-2.5Nb Pressure Tube Burst Test Fracture Toughness. CANDU Owners Group Report, COG-06-1086.

  • van der Weide, J.A.M., Pandey, M.D. and van Noortwijk, J.M. (2007). A Conceptual Interpretation of the Renewal Theorem with Applications. Proc. Annual Conf. European Safety and Reliability Association, June 25-27, 2007, Stavanger, Norway.

  • van Noortwijk, J.M., van der Weide, J.A.M., Kallen, M.J. and Pandey, M.D. (2007). Gamma Processes and Peaks-Over-Threshold Distributions for Time-Dependent Reliability. Reliability Engineering and Systems Safety, 92(12), 1651-1658.

  • Williams, B.W., Radford, D.D. and Pandey, M.D. (2007). Predictive Model for Pressure Tube Fracture Toughness. CANDU Owners Group Report, COG-07-1062.

  • Yuan, X.X. and Pandey, M.D. (2007). Modeling of Uncertainties Associated with Structural Deterioration. Proc. 10th Int. Conf. Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, Kanda, Takada & Furuta (eds), Taylor & Francis Group, July 31-August 3, 2007, Tokyo, Japan. , 238(7), 1771-1778.

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2006

  • Datla, S.V. and Pandey, M.D. (2006). Estimation of Life Expectancy of Wood Poles in Electrical Distribution Networks. J. Structural Safety, 28(3), 304-319.

  • Datla, S.V., Jyrkama, M.I., Pandey, M.D. and Maruska, C.C. (2006). Probabilistic Analysis and Interpretation of Steam Generator Tube Pitting Data. Award winning poster presentation at the 5th Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS) International Steam Generator Conference. November 26-29, 2006, Toronto, Canada.

  • Gupta, S., van Gelder, P. and Pandey, M.D. (2006). Time-Variant Reliability Analysis for Series Systems with Log-Normal Vector Response. Proc. Int. Conf. Advances in Engineering Structures, Mechanics and Construction, May 14-17, 2006, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, pp. 747-759.

  • Jyrkama, M., Pandey, M.D., Maruska, C. and Bruce, G. (2006). Probabilistic Modelling of Pitting Corrosion in Steam Generators. Proc. 5th CNS International Steam Generator Conference, November 26-29, 2006, Toronto, Canada.

  • Jyrkama, M.I. and Pandey, M.D. (2006). The impact of Aging on Life-Cycle Cost: Techniques for Analysis and Optimization. Proc. 27th Annual Canadian Nuclear Society Conference, June 11-14, 2006, Toronto, Canada.

  • Nathwani, J.S., Lind, N.C. and Pandey, M.D. (2006). The LQI Standard of Practice: Optimizing Engineered Safety with the Life Quality Index. J. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 4(5) 327-334.

  • Pandey, M.D. 2006. Risk-Based Life Cycle Management of Engineering Systems in the Canadian Nuclear Industry. Poster presentation at the IV International Youth Nuclear Congress, June 18-23, 2006, Stockholm, Sweden and Olkiluoto, Finland.

  • Pandey, M.D. and Jyrkama, M.I. (2006). Risk-Based Life Cycle Management of Systems, Structures and Components in Nuclear Power Plants. Proceedings of the IV International Youth Nuclear Congress, June 18-23, 2006, Stockholm, Sweden and Olkiluoto, Finland.

  • Pandey, M.D. and Yuan, X.X. (2006). A Comparison of Probabilistic Models of Deterioration for Life Cycle Management. Proc. Int. Conf. Advances in Engineering Structures, Mechanics and Construction, May 14-17, 2006, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, pp. 735-746.

  • Pandey, M.D., Nathwani, J.S. and Lind, N.C. (2006). The Derivation and Calibration of the Life Quality Index (LQI) from Economic Principles. J. Structural Safety, 28(4), 341-360.

  • Yuan, X. and Pandey, M.D. (2006). Analysis of Approximations for Multinormal Integration in System Reliability Computation. J. Structural Safety, 28(4), 361-377.

  • Yuan, X.X., Pandey, M.D. and Bickel, G.A. (2006). A Probabilistic Degradation Model for the Estimation of the Remaining Life Distribution of Feeders. Proc. 27th Annual Canadian Nuclear Society Conference, June 11-14, 2006, Toronto, Canada.

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2005

  • An, Y. and Pandey, M.D. (2005). A comparison of methods of extreme wind speed estimation. J. Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, 93, 535-545.

  • Bickel, G.A., Douglas, S.R., Horn, D., Leeman, D.V. and Pandey, M.D. (2005). Feasibility of a Probabilistic Assessment Capability for Feeder Cracking. CANDU Owners Group Report, COG-JP-4107.

  • Nathwani, J.S., Pandey, M.D. and Lind, N.C. (2005). A standard for determination of optimal safety in engineering practice. Proc. IFIP Conference, May 23-25, 2005, Aalborg, Denmark.

  • Pandey, M.D. and Jyrkama, M.I. (2005). Overview of CANDU Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) and the Canadian Nuclear Industry. Poster presentation at the official Chair launch event, April 25, 2005, University of Waterloo.

  • Pandey, M.D., Yuan, X. and Van Noortwijk, J.M. (2005). Gamma process model for reliability analysis and replacement of aging structural components. Proc. ICOSSAR, paper 311, June 22-25, 2005, Rome, Italy.

  • Pandey, M.D. (2005). Risk-Based Life Cycle Management of Engineering Systems in the Canadian Nuclear Industry. Poster presentation at the official Chair launch event, April 25, 2005, University of Waterloo.

  • Sahoo, A.K. and Pandey, M.D. (2005). Risk-Based Component Importance Measures for Life Cycle Management of Infrastructure Systems. Proc. Int. Conf. Reliability and Safety Engineering, December 21-23, 2005, Reliability Engineering Centre, IIIT Kharagpur, India, pp. 635-644.

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