Fatigue damage in aircraft structures, not wanted, but tolerated?

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 998-1011

  Schijve, Jaap ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aircraft structures; Case histories; Damage tolerance; Design against fatigue; Realistic testing

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE; AIRFRAMES; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FATIGUE TESTING; RECONSTRUCTION (STRUCTURAL); STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES; CASE HISTORIES; HIGH POTENTIALS; LOAD SPECTRUM; MATERIAL SELECTIONS; NEW CONCEPTS; PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES; REALISTIC TESTING; RESEARCH EFFORTS; STATE-OF-THE ARTS;

DAMAGE TOLERANCE;

EID: 62549088254     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2008.05.016     Document Type: Article

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