Fatigue issues in aircraft maintenance and repairs

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 413-431

  Goranson, Ulf G ^a  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airline maintenance planning; Damage detection reliability; Fatigue and damage tolerance

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; DURABILITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; JET AIRCRAFT; RELIABILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

AIRLINE MAINTENANCE PLANNING; DAMAGE DETECTION RELIABILITY; DAMAGE TOLERANCE;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0032114479     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(97)00029-7     Document Type: Article

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