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Fatigue Crack Growth Failure and Lifing Analyses for Metallic Aircraft Structures and Components

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Authors:
  1. Russell Wanhill

    1. Emmeloord, The Netherlands

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  2. Simon Barter

    1. Aerospace Division, DST Group, Melbourne, Australia

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  3. Loris Molent

    1. Aerospace Division, DST Group, Melbourne, Australia

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  • The book contents represent a paradigm shift and alternatives with respect to current LEFM fatigue crack growth models
  • The illustrated examples will enable the reader to learn and assess the (new) methods and their applicability
  • The book represents accumulated knowledge about fatigue (notably fatigue crack growth) of more than 40 years experience of service failures and testing at both the NLR and DSTO

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Historical Review

    • Russell Wanhill, Simon Barter, Loris Molent
    Pages 1-20

  3. Basic Information for Aircraft FCG Failure and Lifing Analyses

    • Russell Wanhill, Simon Barter, Loris Molent
    Pages 21-27

  4. Quantitative Fractography (QF) for FCG Analyses

    • Russell Wanhill, Simon Barter, Loris Molent
    Pages 29-41

  5. Aermacchi MB-326H Wing Spar (1990): Exponential FCG Analysis

    • Russell Wanhill, Simon Barter, Loris Molent
    Pages 43-48

  6. P&W 125B Engine Bearing (1994): 2-Stage Exponential FCG Analysis

    • Russell Wanhill, Simon Barter, Loris Molent
    Pages 49-53

  7. EBA Example Lifing Assessment (2004): F/A-18 Horizontal Stabilator Spindles

    • Russell Wanhill, Simon Barter, Loris Molent
    Pages 55-60

  8. LCFLF Example Lifing Assessment (2004): F/A-18 Vertical Tail Attachment Stubs

    • Russell Wanhill, Simon Barter, Loris Molent
    Pages 61-65

  9. Cubic Rule Life Prediction Examples

    • Russell Wanhill, Simon Barter, Loris Molent
    Pages 67-70

  10. Fokker 100 Fuselage Test: Lap Joints Exponential FCG Analysis

    • Russell Wanhill, Simon Barter, Loris Molent
    Pages 71-76

  11. Sikorsky S-61N Rotor Blade (1974): Exponential FCGR Analysis

    • Russell Wanhill, Simon Barter, Loris Molent
    Pages 77-82

  12. Westland Lynx Rotor Hub (1998): Progression Marking LEFM Analysis

    • Russell Wanhill, Simon Barter, Loris Molent
    Pages 83-88

  13. Closing Remarks

    • Russell Wanhill, Simon Barter, Loris Molent
    Pages 89-89

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 91-99
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About this book

This book provides a concise discussion of fatigue crack growth (FCG) failure and lifing analysis methods for metallic aircraft structures and components. After a reasonably concise historical review, surveys are made of (i) the importance of fatigue for aircraft structural failures and the sources of fatigue nucleation and cracking, (ii) contemporary FCG lifing methods, and (iii) the Quantitative Fractography (QF) required for determining the actual FCG behaviour. These surveys are followed by the main part of the book, which is a discussion, using case histories, of the applicabilities of Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM) and non-LEFM methods for analysing service fatigue failures and full- and sub-scale test results. This discussion is derived primarily from the experiences of the Defence Science and Technology Group in Melbourne, Australia, and the Netherlands Aerospace Centre, Marknesse, the Netherlands.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Emmeloord, The Netherlands

    Russell Wanhill

  • Aerospace Division, DST Group, Melbourne, Australia

    Simon Barter, Loris Molent

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fatigue Crack Growth Failure and Lifing Analyses for Metallic Aircraft Structures and Components

  • Authors: Russell Wanhill, Simon Barter, Loris Molent

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1675-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-1673-2Published: 27 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-024-1675-6Published: 19 February 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2191-530X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2191-5318

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 99

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 47 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Solid Mechanics, Structural Materials

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