Effect of leak detection on piping failure probabilities

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 373, Issue , 1998, Pages 105-109

  Simonen, F A ^a   Harris, D O ^b   Dedhia, D D ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Engineering Mechanics Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LEAK DETECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; STEEL PIPE;

FAILURE PROBABILITY;

PIPING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031630579     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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