Comparing effectiveness of measures that improve aircraft structural safety

Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 186-199

  Acar, E ^a,b   Kale, A ^b,c   Haftka, R T ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^c GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Comparative studies; Measurement; Safety

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL SAFETY; ERROR REDUCTION; LOGNORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS; PROBABILISTIC MODELS;

ERROR CORRECTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SAFETY FACTOR;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 34250688417     PISSN: 08931321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0893-1321(2007)20:3(186)     Document Type: Article

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