Structural evaluation of exo-skeletal engine fan blades

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 6, Issue , 2003, Pages 4236-4245

  Kuguoglu, Latife ^a   Abumeri, Galib ^a   Chamis, Christos C ^b  

^a QSS GROUP INC   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BUCKLING; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR STRESS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

DAMAGE TOLERANCE; EXO-SKELETAL ENGINE; STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT;

AIRCRAFT ENGINES;

EID: 0041508704     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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