NERF - A Computer Program for the Numerical Evaluation of Reliability Functions - Reliability Modelling, Numerical Methods and Program Documentation,

Abstract

The computer program NERF (Numerical Evaluation of Reliability Functions) has been designed to evaluate the reliability functions that result from the application of reliability analysis to the fatigue of aircraft structures, in particular, those reliability functions derived by Payne and his co-workers at the Aeronautical Research Laboratories. The NERF program, although based on the Payne reliability models is capable of extension to more complex models as the need arises. This dcoument details the mathematical development of the reliability functions evaluated by NERF and describes the computer program in sufficient detail to allow desired modifications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA145685

Entities

People

  • A. D. Graham
  • G. D. Mallinson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Command And Control
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanics
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Numerical Integration
  • Operating Systems
  • Probability
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Random Variables
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Computer Science.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.