Total fatigue life prediction for Ti-alloys airframe structure based on durability and damage-tolerant design concept

Materials and Design

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 4329-4335

  Zhang, Ji kui ^a   Cheng, Xiao quan ^a   Li, Zheng neng ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Damage tolerant; Titanium alloys; Total fatigue life

Indexed keywords

AIRFRAME STRUCTURES; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DAMAGE-TOLERANT DESIGN; DURABILITY DESIGN; FAILURE MECHANISM; FATIGUE LIFE; FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION; LONG CRACKS; PREDICTION MODEL; SHORT CRACK GROWTH; THREE PHASIS; TI ALLOYS;

ALLOYS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; DAMAGE TOLERANCE; DURABILITY; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FATIGUE TESTING; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TITANIUM;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 77953540350     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.03.052     Document Type: Article

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