Methodology for predicting the occurrence of failure events for pressure vessels used in the process industry

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-228

  Dai, Shu Ho ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FUZZY SETS; PROBABILITY; SERVICE LIFE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FUZZY FAILURE PROBABILITY;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

FAILURE; FUZZY REASONING; PRESSURE VESSEL;

EID: 0345020429     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(98)00028-3     Document Type: Article

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