Ebook: Bonded Repair of Aircraft Structures
- Tags: Automotive Engineering
- Series: Engineering Application of Fracture Mechanics 7
- Year: 1988
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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The conventional approach to through-life-support for aircraft structures can be divided into the following phases: (i) detection of defects, (ii) diagnosis of their nature and significance, (iii) forecasting future behaviour-prognosis, and (iv) pre scription and implementation of remedial measures including repairs. Considerable scientific effort has been devoted to developing the science and technology base for the first three phases. Of particular note is the development of fracture mechanics as a major analytical tool for metals, for predicting residual strength in the presence of cracks ( damage tolerance) and rate of crack propagation under service loading. Intensive effort is currently being devoted to developing similar approaches for fibre composite structures, particularly to assess damage tolerance and durability in the presence of delamination damage. Until recently there has been no major attempt to develop a science and tech nology base for the last phase, particularly with respect to the development of repairs. Approaches are required which will allow assessment of the type and magnitude of defects amenable to repair and the influence of the repair on the stress intensity factor (or some related parameter). Approaches are also required for the development and design of optimum repairs and for assessment of their durability.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Introductory chapter....Pages 1-18
Surface treatments for bonded repair of metals....Pages 19-30
Design and analysis of bonded repairs for metal aircraft structures....Pages 31-47
Crack patching: design aspects....Pages 49-76
Theoretical analysis of crack patching....Pages 77-106
Crack patching: experimental studies, practical applications....Pages 107-173
Repair of composite aircraft....Pages 175-211
Back Matter....Pages 213-214
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Introductory chapter....Pages 1-18
Surface treatments for bonded repair of metals....Pages 19-30
Design and analysis of bonded repairs for metal aircraft structures....Pages 31-47
Crack patching: design aspects....Pages 49-76
Theoretical analysis of crack patching....Pages 77-106
Crack patching: experimental studies, practical applications....Pages 107-173
Repair of composite aircraft....Pages 175-211
Back Matter....Pages 213-214
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