The probability of occurrence for pits of maximum depth - Upsetting 50 years of convention

45th Annual Conference of the Australasian Corrosion Association 2005: Corrosion and Prevention 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 585-592

  Melchers, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Gumbel; Immersion; Marine; Pitting; Statistics

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL DESIGN; EXTREME VALUE DISTRIBUTIONS; EXTREME VALUE THEORY; GUMBEL; GUMBEL DISTRIBUTION; IMMERSION; LOW-ALLOY; MARINE; MARINE IMMERSIONS; META-STABLE; PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE; STRUCTURAL STEELS;

ALUMINUM; BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBON STEEL; CORROSION; PITTING; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STATISTICS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WIND EFFECTS;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

EID: 84867870966     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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