Calculation of Weibull life expectancy parameters from fracture data using the maximum likelihood criterion and a NeIder-Mead simplex minimisation algorithm

  • Etienne Brauns VITO (Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek)
  • Johan Patyn VITO (Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek)

Abstract

This paper describes a mathematical technique to calculate the model parameters for a classical Weibull statistic. This type of statistic can be applied in a number of life time expectancy problems. A typical example is the brittle behaviour of components produced from technical ceramics. A NeIder-Mead simplex algorithm is introduced to obtain the Weibull parameters using the maximum likelihood criterion . Program code for a Matlab for Windows environment is presented.


 

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Published
Jul 17, 2023
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BRAUNS, Etienne; PATYN, Johan. Calculation of Weibull life expectancy parameters from fracture data using the maximum likelihood criterion and a NeIder-Mead simplex minimisation algorithm. Computer Assisted Methods in Engineering and Science, [S.l.], v. 3, n. 1, p. 37-43, july 2023. ISSN 2956-5839. Available at: <https://cames.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/cames/article/view/1462>. Date accessed: 17 may 2024.
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