Statistical Modeling of Fatigue Crack Growth in Wing Skin Fastener Holes 2012-01-0482
Estimation and prediction of residual life and reliability are serious concerns in life cycle management for aging structures. Laboratory testing replicating fatigue loading for a typical military aircraft wing skin was undertaken. Specimens were tested until their fatigue life expended reached 100% of the component fatigue life. Then, scanning electron microscopy was used to quantify the size and location of fatigue cracks within the high stress regions of simulated fastener holes. Distributions for crack size, nearest neighbor distances, and spatial location were characterized statistically in order to estimate residual life and to provide input for life cycle management. Insights into crack initiation and growth are also provided.
Citation: Daugherty, B. and Stachowski, S., "Statistical Modeling of Fatigue Crack Growth in Wing Skin Fastener Holes," SAE Technical Paper 2012-01-0482, 2012, https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-0482. Download Citation
Author(s):
Brian Daugherty, Stephen Stachowski
Affiliated:
Visteon Corporation
Pages: 8
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Fatigue
Military aircraft
Microscopy
Fasteners
Wings
Statistical analysis
Simulation and modeling
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