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The asymptotic strength distribution of a general fiber bundle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

S. Leigh Phoenix  and
Howard M. Taylor
S. Leigh Phoenix
Affiliation:
Cornell University
Howard M. Taylor
Affiliation:
Cornell University
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Abstract

The asymptotic statistical distribution of tensile strength of a bundle of parallel fibers is determined in terms of the statistical characteristics of the individual fibers as the number of fibers in the bundle grows indefinitely large.

Keywords

FIBER BUNDLETENSILE STRENGTHWEAK CONVERGENCECENTRAL LIMIT THEOREM
Type
Research Article
Information
Advances in Applied Probability , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , August 1973 , pp. 200 - 216
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1973 

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