Analytical methodology for predicting widespread fatigue damage onset in fuselage structure

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 307-317

  Harris, Charles E ^a,b   Newman Jr , James C ^a   Piascik, Robert S ^a   Starnes Jr , James H ^a,b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SERVICE LIFE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

WIDESPREAD FATIGUE DAMAGE (WFD);

FUSELAGES;

EID: 0032021767     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2301     Document Type: Article

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