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Garbatov, Y. and Guedes Soares, C. (2009), “Predictive reliability of cracked structures based on experimental data”, Proceedings of the 13th Congress of International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean (IMAM´09), 12-15 October, Istanbul, Turkey

A predictive reliability analysis of ship structures subjected to crack growth based on experimental data is presented. Different failure criteria are analyzed and reliability as a function of loading cycles is defined. Based on statistical analysis of experimental data using the Weibull model several practical scenarios for inspection and repair may be developed.

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