Design Manual for Impact Damage Tolerant Aircraft Structure

Abstract

The Manual presents a methodology for integrating projectile impact damage tolerance into aircraft structural design. The information is presented in three sections: (1) Description of Projectile Threats; (2) Analysis Methods for Predicting Structural Response to Projectile Impact; and (3) Design Guidelines for Impact Tolerance. This report has been prepared at the request of the Structures and Materials Panel of AGARD.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109290

Entities

People

  • John G. Avery

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computational Science
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Laminates
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Tensile Strength
  • Two Dimensional
  • Weapons Effects

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • ballistics.