Fitness for service analysis of structures using the fitnet procedure: An overview

Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 321-328

  Koçak, Mustafa ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Crack; Creep; Damage Tolerance; Defect; Fatigue; Fitness for Purpose; Fitness for Service; Flaw; Fracture; Strength Mis match; Structural Integrity; Welds

Indexed keywords

FITNESS-FOR-PURPOSE; FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE; FLAW; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FITS AND TOLERANCES; LOADS (FORCES); PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS;

OFFSHORE STRUCTURES;

EID: 27744606808     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/OMAE2005-67564     Document Type: Conference Paper

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