Crack propagation on helicopter panel: Experimental test and analysis

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 866-879

  Giglio, M ^a   Manes, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Al lithium panel; Bolted stringers; Crack propagation; FE model

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; STRAIN; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

ALUMINUM-LITHIUM PANEL; BOLTED STRINGERS; HELICOPTER PANEL;

HELICOPTERS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HELICOPTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; STRAIN; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

EID: 36248939187     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.02.024     Document Type: Article

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