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Theoretical bimodal Weibull distributions were generated and various shapes of the resulting “linear” Weibull plots are shown. Data for the strength of 119 specimens of coated silica glass fibers 1m long are presented and a technique for extracting two distributions from the sample is described. Three methods of estimating Weibull parameters are compared for this experimental distribution.
This work was supported by the Naval Ocean Systems Center, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and by NASA Grant NGL 48-002-004 to the University of Washington.
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Scott, W.D., Gaddipati, A. (1978). Weibull Parameters and the Strength of Long Glass Fibers. In: Bradt, R.C., Hasselman, D.P.H., Lange, F.F. (eds) Flaws and Testing. Fracture Mechanics of Ceramics, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7017-2_8
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