Effect of spatial correlation on the failure probability of pipelines under corrosion

Corrosion in pipelines has been probabilistically modeled. However, the potential effect of spatial correlation of corrosion defects, in several segments of a pipeline, on its failure probability has not received much attention. In this paper, several degrees of spatial correlation are assumed for the corrosion in determined segments of a pipeline and their effects on the global reliability are examined. The pipeline is assumed to be a series...