A method for reliability assessment of aircraft structures subject to accidental damage

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 386-395

  Huang, Cary K ^a,b   Lin, Kuen Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Box 352400 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; MAINTENANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISKS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE; AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES; LEVEL OF SAFETY (LOS); RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT;

RELIABILITY THEORY;

EID: 28844501998     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2005-1830     Document Type: Conference Paper

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