Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781720372370
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (723 download)
Book Synopsis Advances in Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics Analyses for Metallic Aircraft Structures by : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Download or read book Advances in Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics Analyses for Metallic Aircraft Structures written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper reviews some of the advances that have been made in stress analyses of cracked aircraft components, in the understanding of the fatigue and fatigue-crack growth process, and in the prediction of residual strength of complex aircraft structures with widespread fatigue damage. Finite-element analyses of cracked metallic structures are now used to determine accurate stress-intensity factors for cracks at structural details. Observations of small-crack behavior at open and rivet-loaded holes and the development of small-crack theory has lead to the prediction of stress-life behavior for components with stress concentrations under aircraft spectrum loading. Fatigue-crack growth under simulated aircraft spectra can now be predicted with the crack-closure concept. Residual strength of cracked panels with severe out-of-plane deformations (buckling) in the presence of stiffeners and multiple-site damage can be predicted with advanced elastic-plastic finite-element analyses and the critical crack-tip-opening angle (CTOA) fracture criterion. These advances are helping to assure continued safety of aircraft structures.Newman, J. C., Jr.Langley Research CenterAIRCRAFT STRUCTURES; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; METALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; METAL FATIGUE; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; CRACK CLOSURE; DAMAGE; STRESS CONCENTRATION; RIVETED JOINTS; PLASTIC PROPERTIES