Risk based service life prediction of underground cast iron pipes subjected to corrosion

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 102-108

  Li, C Q ^a   Mahmoodian, M ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cast iron pipes; Collapse; Corrosion; Fracture; Reliability; Stress intensity

Indexed keywords

CAST IRON PIPE; FORECASTING; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY THEORY; RISKS; SERVICE LIFE; WATER SUPPLY;

COLLAPSE; INTERNAL CORROSION; REPLACEMENT STRATEGY; SERVICE LIFE PREDICTION; STRESS INTENSITY; STRUCTURAL CAPACITIES; TIME DEPENDENT RELIABILITY; WATER INDUSTRIES;

CORROSION;

EID: 84879327619     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

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