SIMULATION OF FRACTURE AND FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH WITH APPLICATION IN THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY

07/09/98


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SIMULATION OF FRACTURE AND FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH WITH APPLICATION IN THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY

Overview

Age of U.S. Military and Commercial Aircraft

Airframe Damage Tolerance Program

Predicting Product Life Using Fracture Mechanics

Crack Modeling

Modeling Cracks With BEASY

Dual Boundary Element Method

Discontinuous Boundary Elements

Stress Intensity Factor Calculation for 3D Models

Corner Crack Next to Hole in Plate

Corner Crack Stress Intensity Factors

Stress Field Near Semi-circular Crack

Semi-Circular Crack SIF Solution

Precise Fracture Mechanics Information

Crack Growth with Residual Stresses

Shot Peening Stress Distribution

SIF Verses Crack Depth

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Superposition of Stress Intensity Factors

Multi Site Damage

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Crack at Countersunk Hole in Lap Joint

Multiple crack fronts can be defined in the same model

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Traditional Airframe Repair Methods

Bonded Patch Repair - A More Modern Approach

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Simulation of Aircraft Skin Repair

Critical Regions Around the Crack

Adhesive Properties Simulated Using Zone Interface with Internal Springs

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Summary of Simulated Patch Repair

Crack Propagation Model

Load Spectra

Irregular Loading Spectra

Computational Cycle for Numerical Simulation of Crack Growth

Three-Dimensional Local Coordinate System

Determination of Incremental Direction

Determination of Incremental Distance

Fatigue Crack Growth of Titanium Gear Tooth

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SUMMARY

Author: The Adeys

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