Theory of Faults (ToF): Numerical Quality Management in Complex Systems
The purpose of this manuscript is to provide general system theory concepts and practical tools for management under complexity. Built environments and infrastructure are produced, operated, and maintained by information systems; they are also integral components of information systems themselves. T...
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| description | The purpose of this manuscript is to provide general system theory concepts and practical tools for management under complexity. Built environments and infrastructure are produced, operated, and maintained by information systems; they are also integral components of information systems themselves. These systems are self-organized and teleonomic. The complexity inherent in built environments and infrastructure systems poses a challenge to research, hindering forecasting and the implementation of managerial tools. The use of faults, which are complex systems’ responses to penetrating risk, provide us with databases of and windows into complex systems. This manuscript presents an explicatory theory (ToF), develops it mathematically, expands it through numerical experiments, validates it by case studies, and relates it to practice by expert contributions. A statistical analysis provides a phase parameter, descriptive statistics elucidate trending and emergent behaviors, digital signal processing expounds the effects of signals on information overload, and a directed-network analysis portray morphology, entropy, and time effects. The novelty of ToF is in the application of complexity theory to construction to produce data analysis tools and a managerial framework. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-00eb72b80ed94e249b08adea2e880a092025-01-24T13:19:57ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-01-0115259510.3390/app15020595Theory of Faults (ToF): Numerical Quality Management in Complex SystemsNiv Yonat0Igal M. Shohet1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva 8410501, IsraelDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva 8410501, IsraelThe purpose of this manuscript is to provide general system theory concepts and practical tools for management under complexity. Built environments and infrastructure are produced, operated, and maintained by information systems; they are also integral components of information systems themselves. These systems are self-organized and teleonomic. The complexity inherent in built environments and infrastructure systems poses a challenge to research, hindering forecasting and the implementation of managerial tools. The use of faults, which are complex systems’ responses to penetrating risk, provide us with databases of and windows into complex systems. This manuscript presents an explicatory theory (ToF), develops it mathematically, expands it through numerical experiments, validates it by case studies, and relates it to practice by expert contributions. A statistical analysis provides a phase parameter, descriptive statistics elucidate trending and emergent behaviors, digital signal processing expounds the effects of signals on information overload, and a directed-network analysis portray morphology, entropy, and time effects. The novelty of ToF is in the application of complexity theory to construction to produce data analysis tools and a managerial framework.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/2/595complexityconstructiondesigngeneral system theoryinfrastructure operationquality management |
| spellingShingle | Niv Yonat Igal M. Shohet Theory of Faults (ToF): Numerical Quality Management in Complex Systems Applied Sciences complexity construction design general system theory infrastructure operation quality management |
| title | Theory of Faults (ToF): Numerical Quality Management in Complex Systems |
| title_full | Theory of Faults (ToF): Numerical Quality Management in Complex Systems |
| title_fullStr | Theory of Faults (ToF): Numerical Quality Management in Complex Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Theory of Faults (ToF): Numerical Quality Management in Complex Systems |
| title_short | Theory of Faults (ToF): Numerical Quality Management in Complex Systems |
| title_sort | theory of faults tof numerical quality management in complex systems |
| topic | complexity construction design general system theory infrastructure operation quality management |
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