Probabilistic modelling of long-term pitting corrosion of structural steels under marine immersion conditions

46th Annual Conference of the Australasian Corrosion Association 2006: Corrosion and Prevention 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 517-523

  Melchers, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Frechet; Immersion; Marine; Modelling; Pitting; Probabilistic; Steels

Indexed keywords

CORROSION MECHANISMS; EXTREME VALUE DISTRIBUTIONS; EXTREME VALUE THEORY; FRECHET; FRECHET DISTRIBUTION; FUNCTION OF TIME; GROWTH LAWS; GUMBEL DISTRIBUTION; IMMERSION; LONG-TERM CORROSION; MARINE; MARINE IMMERSIONS; METAL THICKNESS; OXIDATION PROCESS; PIECEWISE FUNCTIONS; PIT DEPTHS; PROBABILISTIC; PROBABILISTIC MODELLING; PROCESS CONTROLLING; STRUCTURAL STEELS; SULPHATE REDUCING BACTERIA;

BUILDING MATERIALS; MODELS; STEEL; WIND EFFECTS;

PITTING;

EID: 84867837893     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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