Combination of finite element and reliability methods in nonlinear fracture mechanics

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-27

  Pendola, M ^a   Mohamed, A ^b   Lemaire, M ^b   Hornet, P ^a  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b LaRAMA IFMA/UBP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; RELIABILITY THEORY;

DIRECT COUPLING METHOD; QUADRATIC RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0034288120     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(00)00043-0     Document Type: Article

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