Aircraft Structural Fatigue. Proceedings of a Symposium held in Melbourne on 19-20 October, 1976.
Abstract
Contents: Safety against fatigue in flight-a perspective of Australian experience and research; Mechanisms of fatigue and fracture; Fracture mechanics fundamentals with reference to aircraft structural applications; Flight load research at ARL; Gust measurements and the N sub 0 problem; Development of a load sequence for a structural fatigue test; Fatigue S/N data in relation to variability in predicted life; Structural fatigue testing; Current developments in the life of aircraft structures; Aircraft structural life monitoring and the problem of corrosion; NDI and the detection of fatigue; The development of the theory of structural fatigue; Aircraft structural reliability and risk theory-a review; Load interaction effects in fatigue crack propagation; A model of crack-tip behaviour for fatigue life determination. Fatigue-crack growth and fracture in D6AC steel; Fibre composite reinforcement of cracked aircraft structures; The influence of the water vapour content and the temperature of an air environment on the fatigue behaviour of SAE 4340 steel; and The use of adherent aluminium foils for fatigue metering.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA056266