... the strength limiting flaw population in the long tubes. KEY WORDS: failure probability, failure statistics, Weibull statistics, Weibull modulus, c-ring, o-ring INTRODUCTION Because of their better strength and corrosion resistance as compared to metals, ceramics such as silicon carbide and silicon nitride...

... integration in a mechanical design system can be expected to facilitate simulation-based design under uncertainty. Specifically, the proposed technique helps to study the impact of the probabilistic nature of the input design or state variables and by applying the concept of failure probability aims...