Fractographic examination of coupons representing aircraft structural joints with and without hole cold expansion

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue , 2013, Pages 74-90

  Yanishevsky, Marko ^a   Li, Gang ^a   Shi, Guoqin ^a   Backman, David ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aircraft structural joints; Failure analysis; Hole cold expansion; Interference fit fasteners; Spectrum fatigue testing

Indexed keywords

7075-T6 ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL JOINTS; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; COASTAL PATROLS; COLD EXPANSION; CRACK NUCLEATION; DOUBLERS; FAILURE PROCESS; FAILURE SURFACE; FATIGUE PERFORMANCE; FRACTOGRAPHIC; FRACTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCES; FRACTOGRAPHIC EXAMINATIONS; FRACTURE SURFACES; FUEL LINES; HIGH LOAD; INTERFERENCE FIT; JOINT PERFORMANCE; LIFE PREDICTIONS; LOAD TRANSFER; LOAD-CARRYING MEMBERS; NO LOAD; NON-STRUCTURAL; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; SERVICE LOADS; SPECTRUM FATIGUE;

CRACKS; EXPANSION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE TESTING; LOCKS (FASTENERS); WINGS;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 84873893336     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2012.12.008     Document Type: Article

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