%0 Journal Article
%T Determination of crack size distributions from incomplete data sets for the calculation of failure probabilities
%J Reliability engineering
%D 1985
%A Brückner, A.
%A Häberer, R.
%A Munz, D.
%V 11
%N 4
%P 191-202
%X Starting from simulated histograms of typical crack size distributions the difficulties in attributing a unique distribution function to a specific histogram are investigated. A curve-fitting procedure, which can be employed for the calculation of failure probabilities in probabilistic fracture mechanics, is established.<p />
%G 
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0143-8174
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0143-8174(85)90030-7