Reliability level provided by safety factors in defect assessment procedures

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

Volumn 386, Issue , 1999, Pages 25-32

  Heinfling, Grégory ^a   Pendola, Maurice ^a   Hornet, Patrick ^a  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BENDING MOMENTS; DEFECTS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE VESSEL CODES; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; SAFETY FACTOR; STRAIN;

DEFECT ASSESSMENT CODE;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 0033308561     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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