PoD curves, their derivation, applications and limitations

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 409-414

  Georgiou, George A ^a,b  

^a Jacobi Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RELIABILITY; PROBABILITY OF DETECTION;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY;

DAMAGE DETECTION;

EID: 34447316712     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1784/insi.2007.49.7.409     Document Type: Article

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