Predicting the remaining lifetime of in-service pipelines based on sample inspection data

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 102-104

  Schneider, Charles R A ^a   Muhammed, Amin ^a   Sanderson, Ruth M ^a  

^a TWI LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CORROSION; INSPECTION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MAPPING; SERVICE LIFE; STATISTICAL METHODS; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

EXTREME VALUE DISTRIBUTIONS;

PIPELINES;

EID: 0034817879     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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