Extreme value statistics and long-term marine pitting corrosion of steel

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 482-488

  Melchers, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Extreme value analysis; Frechet; Gumbel; Pitting; Seawater; Steel

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; FORECASTING; POPULATION STATISTICS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; CORROSIVE AGENTS; EXPOSURE TIME; EXPOSURE TIMES; EXTREME VALUE ANALYSIS; EXTREME VALUE DISTRIBUTION; EXTREME VALUE STATISTICS; FRECHET; GUMBEL; GUMBEL DISTRIBUTION; MAXIMUM DEPTH; META-STABLE; PIT DEPTHS; PITTING CORROSION; PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS; SEAWATER; STEEL; SUB-POPULATIONS; SULPHATE;

PITTING;

EID: 50849084464     PISSN: 02668920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.probengmech.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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