Aircraft life management using crack initiation and crack growth models - P-3C Aircraft experience

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 29, Issue 9-11, 2007, Pages 1584-1607

  Iyyer, Nagaraja ^a   Sarkar, Subhasis ^a   Merrill, Robert ^a   Phan, Nam ^a  

^a Technical Data Analysis Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft life management; Crack initiation and crack growth models; Damage tolerance; Fatigue critical areas; Full scale fatigue test; Local strain approach; Probability of failure; Risk assessment; Safe life; Strip yield model; Tension dominated spectrum; Tension compression spectrum; Total life index

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DAMAGE TOLERANCE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LIFE CYCLE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIRCRAFT LIFE MANAGEMENT; CRACK GROWTH MODELS; FATIGUE CRITICAL AREAS; FULL-SCALE FATIGUE TEST; PROBABILITY OF FAILURE; TOTAL LIFE INDEX;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 34548129590     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2007.03.017     Document Type: Article

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