Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series D (The Statistician), Vol. 46, No. 3 (1997), pp. 387-398 (12 pages) The beta distribution is seen as a suitable model in risk analysis because it ...

Offshore wind turbines, particularly floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs), operate in highly dynamic and often severe marine environments where extreme loads induced by wind, waves and currents can ...

Fasteners installed near the ends or edges of load-carrying members often have hidden loads greater than the actual applied load. Fasteners installed near the end or edges of load-carrying members ...

Many owner-operators turn to the spot freight market -- a load board -- when they need a backhaul, sometimes taking a low rate just to get home. As a result, it's easy to think of load boards and ...