Study on the reliability assessment methodology for pressure vessels containing defects

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 273-277

  Guohua, Chen ^a   Shuho, Dai ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo method; Pressure vessels; Reliability assessment; The FOSM method; Uncertainty of parameters

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RELIABILITY; SAFETY FACTOR; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY OF PARAMETERS;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 0030416657     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-0161(96)00010-5     Document Type: Article

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