Probabilistic analysis of multi-site damage in aircraft fuselages

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 323-329

  Proppe, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Computational stochastic mechanics; Finite element alternating method; Multi site damage; Probabilistic fracture mechanics; Structural reliability

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUSELAGES; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; YIELD STRESS;

FAILURE PROBABILITY; FINITE ELEMENT ALTERNATING METHOD; MULTI-SITE DAMAGE; PRINCIPAL STRUCTURAL ELEMENT;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0038298829     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-002-0408-x     Document Type: Article

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