Reliability-Based Replacement of Polyethylene Gas Pipeline Networks

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 8175-8185

  Khelif, Rabia ^a   Chateauneuf, Alaa ^b  

^a BADJI MOKHTAR UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Gas distribution networks; HDPE; Maintenance; Reliability; Replacement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910002771     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13369-014-1345-7     Document Type: Article

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