Rong Pan

Aug 7, 2024 | mdpi.com | Feng Sun |Qian Fang |Pengfei Li |Rong Pan

1. PrefaceAt present, there are few studies on the mechanism of water inrush in tunnels at the international level. Most of them have analyzed the mechanical mechanism of water inrush in submarine tunnels based on the theory of rock mass limit equilibrium, and given the formula of critical water pressure for water inrush in submarine tunnels [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12].

Jul 8, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Rong Pan

The design of experiments (DOE) is a cornerstone of quality and reliability engineering. It provides structured methodologies for planning, conducting, and analyzing experiments to ensure that the data obtained is both accurate and informative. In reliability engineering, where the goal is often to predict and improve the lifespan and performance of components and systems, robust reliability testing is essential.

Aug 22, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Rong Pan

Reliability prediction is often plagued by small sample size; thus, Bayesian inference methods have been sought to rescue. This article, hereafter referred to as the TLNM paper, gives a systematic review of how to select and specify prior distributions for Bayesian reliability prediction and provides many excellent suggestions to reliability engineers and Bayesian practitioners. I congratulate the authors for presenting such a well-rounded and insightful paper.