<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper presents a metod for reliability assessment of structural components on the basis of diagnostic parameters recorded during operation of aircraft and sea going ships. It was assumed that a potential failure may simultaneously concerns surface wear process and fracture of an arbitrary structural component. In order to develop a reliability assessment model some elements of random walk theory were applied. This work covers surface wear density functions of a component. In the case of surface wear the model is based on a difference equation from which, after transformation, a Fokker-Planck partial differential equation was obtained. By solving the equation component’s surface wear density function is achieved.</p><p>In the second part of the work a generalization of the model was made by introducing to it probability of disastrous fracture of a component. As a result, a generalized Fokkera-Planck’s equation was obtained. By making use of the equation, was obtained a relationship for assessment of reliability of a structural component in case when failure occurs due to surface wear with taking into account possible fracture of the component. In the end a numerical example which shows practical application of the developed method, is attached.</p></abstract>

This paper presents a metod for reliability assessment of structural components on the basis of diagnostic parameters recorded during operation of aircraft and sea going ships. It was assumed that a potential failure may simultaneously concerns surface wear process and fracture of an arbitrary structural component. In order to develop a reliability assessment model some elements of random walk theory were applied. This work covers surface wear density functions of a component. In the case of surface wear the model is based on a difference equation from which, after transformation, a Fokker-Planck partial differential equation was obtained. By solving the equation component’s surface wear density function is achieved.In the second part of the work a generalization of the model was made by introducing to it probability of disastrous fracture of a component. As a result, a generalized Fokkera-Planck’s equation was obtained. By making use of the equation, was obtained a relationship for assessment of reliability of a structural component in case when failure occurs due to surface wear with taking into account possible fracture of the component. In the end a numerical example which shows practical application of the developed method, is attached.

A Method for Reliability Assessment of Structural Components of Aircraft and Sea-Going Ships with Taking into Account a Given Failure Generation Model

Air Force Institute of Technology, Poland

Polish Maritime Research

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This paper presents a metod for reliability assessment of structural components on the basis of diagnostic parameters recorded during operation of aircraft and...

A Method for Reliability Assessment of Structural Components of Aircraft and Sea-Going Ships with Taking into Account a Given Failure Generation Model

Data publikacji: 30 cze 2016

Zakres stron: 83 - 90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2016-0024

Słowa kluczowe
bearing capacity factor, displacement, compression, tension, depth factor

© 2016 Henryk Tomaszek et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Method for Reliability Assessment of Structural Components of Aircraft and Sea-Going Ships with Taking into Account a Given Failure Generation Model

Data publikacji: 30 cze 2016

Zakres stron: 83 - 90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2016-0024

Słowa kluczowebearing capacity factor, displacement, compression, tension, depth factor

© 2016 Henryk Tomaszek et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
bearing capacity factor, displacement, compression, tension, depth factor