Recent advances in durability and damage tolerance methodology at NASA Langley Research Center

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

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages 8071-8090

  Ransom, J B ^a,b,c   Glaessgen, E H ^a,b,c   Raju, I S ^a,c,d   Harris, C E ^a,c,e  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MS 188E   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

^d NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC)   (United States)

^e Research and Technology Directorate   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; DAMAGE TOLERANCE; DURABILITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SERVICE LIFE; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT;

DURABILITY AND DAMAGE TOLERANCE (D AND DT); SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL AIRWORTHINESS;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

EID: 34547562391     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-2377     Document Type: Conference Paper

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