A method for evaluation of in-service fatigue cracks

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-24

  Molent, Lorrie ^a   Singh, R ^b   Woolsey, J ^c  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b Royal Australian Air Force   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft failures; Crack growth laws; Damage assessment; Fatigue prediction; Flaw size; Load Spectra

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CRACKS; MILITARY AIRCRAFT; SERVICE LIFE;

CRACK DETECTION; MEAN LIFE;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

FATIGUE;

EID: 7444262471     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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