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Civil-Comp Proceedings
ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 38
ADVANCES IN COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURES TECHNOLOGY
Edited by: B.H.V. Topping
Paper V.5

Virtual Testing in a Safety-Critical Environment

N.J. Dullaway and A.J. Morris

College of Aeronautics, Cranfield University, Beds, United Kingdom

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
N.J. Dullaway, A.J. Morris, "Virtual Testing in a Safety-Critical Environment", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Advances in Computational Structures Technology", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 213-218, 1996. doi:10.4203/ccp.38.5.5
Abstract
In an increasing number of engineering applications it is becoming difficult, or impossible, to adequately test the physical properties of a structure. Offshore and aviation structures are classic examples. Given that many of these applications are safety-critical it is important to find new validation techniques that are at least as reliable and hopefully quicker and cheaper than conventional physical testing. In response to this need there is a growing interest in the use of virtual testing techniques. This paper describes a project to design a computer based intelligent advisory system for carrying out qualification on safety-critical applications by means of virtual testing.

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