An Experimental and Analytical Study of Spectrum Truncation Effects
Abstract
The report presents the results and analysis of a series of tests designed to investigate the effects of load cycle truncation in a flight-by- flight sequence loading. Conventional damage analyses were used to determine the load cycles that could be eliminated without significantly changing the structural life when compared to the full spectrum. A newly developed cumulative damage analysis, the Sequence Accountable Fatigue Analysis, was used to make independent predictions of the truncation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0778488
Entities
People
- J. M. Potter
Organizations
- Flight Dynamics Laboratory