Comparison of uncertainty models in reliability analysis of offshore structures under marine corrosion

Structural Safety

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 425-432

  Zhang, M Q ^a   Beer, M ^a   Quek, S T ^a   Choo, Y S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Imprecise probabilities; Interval fuzzy methods; Marine corrosion; Offshore structures; Reliability analysis; Uncertainty quantification

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; FAILURE PROBABILITY; FIXED OFFSHORE PLATFORMS; FUZZY METHODS; IMPRECISE INFORMATION; IMPRECISE PROBABILITIES; INFORMATION CONTENTS; MARINE CORROSION; MODEL PARAMETERS; NUMERICAL EFFICIENCY; PLATE STRUCTURE; PROBABILISTIC MODELS; PROBABILISTICS; REALISTIC MODEL; UNCERTAINTY MODELS; UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATIONS; UPPER BOUND;

DRILLING PLATFORMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SEAWATER; SEAWATER CORROSION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77957368494     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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