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An evaluation of the pressure proof test concept for thin sheet 2024-t3
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Newman Jr., James C. Harris, Charles E. Dawicke, D. S. Poe Jr., C. C. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | The concept of pressure proof testing of fuselage structures with fatigue cracks to insure structural integrity was evaluated from a fracture mechanics viewpoint. A generic analytical and experimental investigation was conducted on uniaxially loaded flat panels with crack configurations and stress levels typical of longitudinal lap splice joints in commercial transport aircraft fuselages. The results revealed that the remaining fatigue life after a proof test was longer than that without the proof test because of crack growth retardation due to increased crack closure. However, based on a crack length that is slightly less than the critical value at the maximum proof test stress, the minimum assured life or proof test interval must be no more than 550 pressure cycles for a 1.33 proof factor and 1530 pressure cycles for a 1.5 proof factor to prevent in-flight failures. |
| File Size | 1520135 |
| Page Count | 34 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900012108 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1pg6kh5j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Structural Mechanics Panels Cycles Fatigue Life Fracture Mechanics Transport Aircraft Structural Failure Aluminum Alloys Crack Arrest Crack Closure Crack Propagation Cracks Proving Fuselages Lap Joints Failure Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |