Durability choice and optimal design lifetime for complex engineering systems

Journal of Engineering Design

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 377-400

  Saleh, Joseph H ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design lifetime; Durability; Net present value; Obsolescence; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 46049106387     PISSN: 09544828     EISSN: 14661837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544820701474186     Document Type: Article

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