Optimization of inspection schedule for a surface-breaking crack subject to fatigue loading

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 301-312

  Kulkarni, Salil S ^a   Achenbach, Jan D ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue crack growth; Inspections; Optimum schedule

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RANDOM VARIABLES;

CRACK DEPTH; INSPECTIONS; OPTIMUM SCHEDULE; PARIS LAW; PROBABILITY OF DETECTION;

FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 35348975009     PISSN: 02668920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.probengmech.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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