Improved Methods for Predicting Spectrum Loading Effects. Volume 1. Technical Summary

Abstract

This report presents the technical details of improved methods for predicting the load interaction effects on crack growth under flight spectrum loading developed in a research effort sponsored by the USAF. These include the cycle-by-cycle crack-growth prediction methods used in the detail design stage, the flight-by-flight crack-growth analysis method for individual aircraft tracking usage, and preliminary design trade-off studies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA118295

Entities

People

  • James B. Chang
  • M. Szamossi
  • R. M. Hiyama

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Composite Aircraft
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Fatigue Tests (Mechanics)
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fracture (Mechanics)
  • Jet Transport Aircraft
  • Mechanics
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Tensile Strength
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Systems Analysis and Design