Humans are used to working with imprecise information. They
naturally accept vague use of language, making continuous interpretations of the
information they receive based upon context. This section introduces a generic
corrosion framework linking mechanistic principles leading to
corrosion damage with the observable signs of a corrosion
attack.
Sixteen recognized corrosion experts accepted to complete an
opinion poll listing the main sub-factors and the common forms of corrosion. The
responses were then analyzed.
The most important factors leading to
different forms of corrosion failures according to an expert survey
An obvious application of these results would be to help
optimize the number of fields required for the development of an efficient
knowledge based system.
