Survey of fatigue failures in helicopter components and some lessons learnt

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 134-151

  Davies, D P ^a   Jenkins, S L ^a   Belben, F R ^a  

^a LEONARDO S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Defects; Failure analysis; Fatigue design; Fatigue failure

Indexed keywords

AGUSTA WESTLAND; AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; FAILURE INVESTIGATION; FATIGUE DESIGN; FATIGUE FAILURES; NOVEL SURFACES; ORIGINAL DESIGN;

DEFECTS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HELICOPTERS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

SURVEYS;

EID: 84876301931     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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