Fail-safe design requirements and features, regulatory requirements

AIAA\ICAS International Air and Space Symposium and Exposition: The Next 100 Years

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Swift, T ^a  

^a FAA Chief Scientific Technical Advisor for Fracture Mechanics Metallurgy (Retired)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT; CRACK ARREST; FAIL SAFES; FAIL SAFETY; LOAD PATHS; REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS; SAFE LIFE;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 85087600506     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-2783     Document Type: Conference Paper

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