Uncertainty in finite element modeling and failure analysis: A metrology-based approach

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 140-147

  Fong, Jeffrey T ^a   Filliben, James J ^a   DeWit, Roland ^a   Fields, Richard J ^a   Bernstein, Barry ^b   Marcal, Pedro V ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c MPave Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COARSE-MESHED GEOMETRY; GRID-CONVERGENCE SEQUENCE; UNCERTAINTY;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CANTILEVER BEAMS; DECISION MAKING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645054023     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2150843     Document Type: Article

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