Modelling consequences from failure and material properties by distribution mixtures

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-244

  Todinov, M T ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING;

DISTRIBUTION MIXTURES;

MIXTURES;

EID: 0141753118     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(03)00111-0     Document Type: Article

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