A method for assessing the robustness of mechanical designs

Journal of Engineering Design

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 493-509

  Smith, Jonathan ^a   Clarkson, P John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844587395     PISSN: 09544828     EISSN: 14661837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544820500273284     Document Type: Article

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