Markoff chain modelling of NDI techniques

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-278

  Rocha, M M ^a   Schueller, G I ^b  

^a Porto Alegre General Hospital   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bayesian updating procedures; Crack detection probabilities; Markoff chains; Non destructive inspection; Stochastic fracture mechanics; Structural reliability

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY THEORY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BAYESIAN UPDATING PROCEDURES; CRACK DETECTION PROBABILITIES; MARKOFF CHAINS; NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION; STOCHASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 14544304540     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2004.00853.x     Document Type: Article

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