Paper:
Finite Element Reliability Analysis of Steel Containment Vessels with Corrosion Damage
Xiaolei Wang* and Dagang Lu*,**
*School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
P.O. Box 2546, 73 Huanghe Road, Harbin, 150090, China
**Key Lab of Structures Dynamic Behavior and Control (Harbin Institute of Technology), Ministry of Education
P.O. Box 2546, 73 Huanghe Road, Harbin, 150090, China
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