Strain Surveys of Fuel Flow Vent Hole Number 13 and Stiffener Runout Number 2 in the F111 Wing Pivot Fitting for a Range of Rework Shapes.
Abstract
The strain distributions and magnitudes at two locations in the D6AC steel wing pivot fitting (WPF) of the F-111 aircraft have been evaluated by full-scale test of a wing. These locations, known as fuel flow vent hole number 13 and stiffener runout number 2 have been sites of in-service fatigue cracking. The structural features at these two locations produce large stress concentrations and extensive yielding occurs around them under cold proof load testing (CPLT) of the wing (which was simulated in these tests). These locations are subject to in-service reworking to remove detected fatigue cracks, and a range of reworks was simulated in these tests. The interaction of residual stress/strain states (after cyclic plasticity from CPLT loading) and material removal (during reworking) made interpretation of the strain versus load behaviour quite difficult. The difficulty was compounded by an overriding bi-linear elastic structural behaviour of the WPF and complex structural behaviour of the shear web in the WPF. A comprehensive strain versus load data base has been established for these locations to facilitate stress and fatigue analyses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA343707
Entities
People
- Kevin C. Watters
Organizations
- Defence Science and Technology Group