Global failure

Alderson, A.S. (1999) Explaining deindustrialization globalization, failure, or success American Sociological Review, 64(5) 701-721. 

The SRM incorporated in PLAXIS captured the observed deep-seated global failure through a coupled mechanical and hydraulic finite element modeling performed on the RSW. 

According to the supplier of electronic boards, their coverage rate of self-tests (tf) is 100%, but this value seems to be ambitious. We add to the model the non-detected failures by self-test (NSA failures) in order to take into account the errors due to operation (different parameters or installation of boards from the nominal conditions specified by the provider). Thus the coverage rate is reduced at 85%. The global failure rate of the boards remains identical (> /jvd = sa + nsa)- The rates of detected failures and non-detected are adjusted by the following equa-... 

More generally, we are interested in problems that can be defined by one or more limit-state functions. In series systems, global failure occurs when at least one limit-state functions is violated, whereas in parallel systems, it occurs when all limit-state functions are violated. So, the failure events for series and parallel systems with k limit-state functions, are, respectively ... 

A reliable stability analysis of embankments on soft subsoils should consider all possible failure mechanisms based on the concept of global failure that examines both circular and linearly bounded failure sections (EBGEO, 2010). Extremely large deformations, lateral sliding of the embankment over the base reinforcement layer. 

W. Liu, X. Sun, M. Khaleel, J. Qu, Global failure criteria for positive/electrolyte/negative structure of planar solid oxide fuel cell. J. Power Sources 192(2), 486-493 (2009)... 

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