Publication detail

The possibility for improving damage tolerance of integral airframe structure by high strength bonded straps

JETELA, V. KLEMENT, J. AUGUSTIN, P.

English title

The possibility for improving damage tolerance of integral airframe structure by high strength bonded straps

Type

journal article in Scopus

Language

en

Original abstract

Integral stringer panels can attain weight reduction in primary aircraft structures, but do not contain the physical barriers for a fatigue crack growth. One of the promising techniques for prolonging a fatigue crack growth is bonded crack retarders made of materials with high stiffness. An experimental study was done on two specimens with different geometries. High strength bonded straps made of corrosion resistant steel AISI 301 were adhesively bonded to Center-Cracked Tension (CCT) specimens made of aluminium alloy 2024-T351 and fabricated by a high-speed machining process to promote fatigue crack growth retardation. Specimens were tested at a constant amplitude load. The study concludes that the fatigue crack growth life can be significantly improved. Experimental results were compared with a prediction based on the VCCT technique and the NASGRO equation.

English abstract

Integral stringer panels can attain weight reduction in primary aircraft structures, but do not contain the physical barriers for a fatigue crack growth. One of the promising techniques for prolonging a fatigue crack growth is bonded crack retarders made of materials with high stiffness. An experimental study was done on two specimens with different geometries. High strength bonded straps made of corrosion resistant steel AISI 301 were adhesively bonded to Center-Cracked Tension (CCT) specimens made of aluminium alloy 2024-T351 and fabricated by a high-speed machining process to promote fatigue crack growth retardation. Specimens were tested at a constant amplitude load. The study concludes that the fatigue crack growth life can be significantly improved. Experimental results were compared with a prediction based on the VCCT technique and the NASGRO equation.

Keywords in English

Bonded crack retarder; Damage tolerance; Fatigue crack growth; Integral structure; Strap

Released

19.10.2018

Publisher

Faculty of Production Technology and Management

Location

Czech Republic

ISSN

1213-2489

Volume

18

Number

4

Pages from–to

572–577

Pages count

5

BIBTEX


@article{BUT150652,
  author="Václav {Jetela} and Josef {Klement} and Petr {Augustin},
  title="The possibility for improving damage tolerance of integral airframe structure by high strength bonded straps",
  year="2018",
  volume="18",
  number="4",
  month="October",
  pages="572--577",
  publisher="Faculty of Production Technology and Management",
  address="Czech Republic",
  issn="1213-2489"
}