Non-Destructive Inspection and the Implementation of a Damage Tolerant Design Philosophy.

Abstract

This Memorandum shows how increasing demands are being made for more quantitative NDI and in particular data on the probability of detection at different confidence levels. Current inspection capabilities are discussed and found to be inadequate. The requirement for a UK programme on the reliability of NDI is examined. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA102867

Entities

People

  • D. E. W. Stone

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Base Lines
  • Corrosion
  • Crack Propagation
  • Cracks
  • Damage
  • Damage Tolerance
  • Detection
  • Eddy Currents
  • Inspection
  • Materials
  • Military Aircraft
  • Standards
  • Structural Components
  • Turbine Components

Readers

  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Statistical inference.