Theoretical and experimental studies of structural integrity of dovetail joints in aeroengine discs

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 668-677

  Meguid, S A ^a   Refaat, M H ^a   Papanikos, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ENGINES; COMPRESSORS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; GEOMETRY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOELASTICITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

AEROENGINE DISC; BLADE DISC INTERFACE; CRITICAL GEOMETRIC FIGURE; DOVETAIL JOINTS; FRACTURE PATH; ISOCHROMATIC FRINGE PATTERNS; PHOTOELASTIC SPIN TESTS; STRESS CRITERION; STRESS FREEZING; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0029712451     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-0136(95)01880-8     Document Type: Article

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