Application of Damage Tolerance principles to the design of helicopters

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1039-1045

  Lazzeri, L ^a   Mariani, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b LEONARDO S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flaw tolerance; Hazard assessment; Helicopter load spectra; No growth

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; DAMAGE TOLERANCE; DESIGN; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HAZARDS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

ACCIDENTAL DAMAGES; COMPLEX PROBLEMS; DESIGN METHODOLOGIES; FATIGUE DESIGNS; FLAW TOLERANCE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HELICOPTER INDUSTRIES; LOW AMPLITUDES; NO-GROWTH; REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

HELICOPTERS;

EID: 62549163806     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2008.05.010     Document Type: Article

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