Cost-based optimal history-dependent inspection strategy for random fatigue crack growth

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 339-347

  Toyoda Makino, M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; INSPECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES;

COST MINIMIZATION; HISTORY DEPENDENT INSPECTION;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032676338     PISSN: 02668920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-8920(98)00042-3     Document Type: Article

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