ICAF 2009, Bridging the Gap between Theory and Operational Practice: Proceedings of the 25th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue, Rotterdam, The Netherlands,27–29 May 2009

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
A Test Concept For Future Aircraft Fuselage Panels....Pages 3-14
Marker Loads for Quantitative Fractography of Fatigue Cracks in Aerospace Alloys....Pages 15-54
Substantiations of an Airborne Composite Radome Mounted on an Aircraft Dome....Pages 55-58
Development of a “Low Stress Criterion” That Eliminate a Large Portion of the Aircraft from Damage Tolerance Based Maintenance Program for Structural Repairs Required by the New Part 26 Federal Regulation....Pages 61-71
Damage Tolerance Philosophy for Bonded Aircraft Structures....Pages 73-90
First Diamond....Pages 91-107
Survey of Structural Repairs and Alterations in Transport Category Airplanes....Pages 109-121
Enhanced Teardown of Ex-Service F/A-18A/B/C/D Centre Fuselages....Pages 123-142
Glare Teardowns From the Megaliner Barrel (Mlb) Fatigue Test....Pages 145-167
30 Years of Damage Tolerance – Have we Got it Right?....Pages 169-186
Compilation Of Damage Findings From Multiple Recent Teardown Analysis Programs....Pages 187-207
Detection Of Arrested Crack For Foam Core Sandwich Structures Using Optical Fiber Sensors Embedded In A Crack Arrester....Pages 209-221
Concept Of The New A320 Fatigue Test....Pages 225-236
The Use Of Composite Material Strips To Extend The Damage-Tolerance Life Of Integrally Stiffened Aluminum Panels....Pages 237-244
Structural Integrity Of A Wing Upper Skin With Exfoliation Corrosion....Pages 245-261
Helicopter Structural Integrity Program Of Polish Mi-24 Hind Helicopters....Pages 263-277
Airframe Life Extension By Optimised Shape Reworking — Overview Of Dsto Developments....Pages 279-299
Evaluation, Modification And Damage Tolerance Of An In-Service Aircraft Critical Area....Pages 301-327
Procedures For Aircraft Structural Teardown Analysis: Development Of A Best Practices Handbook....Pages 330-353
Fatigue Lifetime Improvement Of Arrestment Hook Shanks By Application Of Laser Peening....Pages 355-361
Design and Testing of Advanced Composite Load Introduction Structure for Aircraft High Lift Devices....Pages 365-374
Hybrid Structure Solution for the A400M Wing Attachment Frames....Pages 375-385
Control of Crack Growth Rates and Crack Trajectories for Enhanced Fail Safety and Damage Tolerance in Welded Aircraft Structures....Pages 387-405
Durability and Damage Tolerance of Bonded Repairs to Metallic Fuselage Structure....Pages 407-425
Investigation on the Design of Bonded Structures for Increased Damage Tolerance....Pages 427-447
An Experimental Investigation on the Fatigue Performance of Riveted Lap Joints....Pages 449-473
Improving the Fatigue Life of Aeronautical Single-Lap Bolted Joints Thanks to the Hybrid (Bolted/Bonded) Joining Technology....Pages 475-492
An Experimental Approach to Investigate Detailed Failure Mechanisms in Fibre Metal Laminates....Pages 493-512
Experimental Determination of Energy Release Rate of Cfrp Structures by Means of Transverse Crack Tension Tests....Pages 513-528
Central Material Concept: Towards Aircraft Wing Structure Insensitive to Fatigue....Pages 529-537
Practical Applications of Improvements in Fml Crack Bridging Theory....Pages 539-558
Simulation of the Stress Distribution on Fuselage Structures for the Pre- and Post Analyses of Curved Panel Tests....Pages 559-567
Low Cycle Lifetime Prediction of Al2024 Alloy....Pages 569-583
Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Aspects of Metal Laminates....Pages 585-599
Arall and Glare Fml's: Three Decades of Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Operational Practice....Pages 601-615
Detailed Strain Field Analyses Of Fatigue Cracks In Friction Stir Welded Joints....Pages 619-642
A Study of Interaction and Coalescence of Micro Surface Fatigue Cracks in Aluminium 7050....Pages 643-659
Fracture Behaviour of Skin Materials of Civil Airplane Structures....Pages 661-683
Fatigue Life Prediction of Small Notched Ti-6Al-4V Based on The Theory of Critical Distance....Pages 685-706
A Case Study of Multiple-Site Fatigue Crack Growth in the F-18 Hornet Bulkhead....Pages 707-741
Experimental And Theoretical Comparison Of Some Multiaxial Fatigue Design Criteria In The Context Of Life Assessment Of Rotating Parts In Turboengines....Pages 743-764
A Contribution Of Environmental Investigations For Glare Riveted Joint Sizing....Pages 765-788
Advances In Crack Growth Modelling Of 3D Aircraft Structures....Pages 789-809
Development Of Advanced Risk Assessment Methodologies For Aircraft Structures Containing Msd/Med....Pages 811-837
Crack Growthin Fibre Metal Laminates Under Variable Amplitude Loading....Pages 839-858
Effect Of Residual Stresses From Shot Peening On Fatigue Strength And Threshold To Crack Propagation Of Al 7475 Alloy Components....Pages 859-870
Experimental Validation Of Stress Intensity Factor Solutions For The Pin Loaded Lug....Pages 871-898
Properties Of Fatigue Crack Propagation In Friction Stir Welded 2024-T3 Aluminum Alloy....Pages 899-908
Fatigue Crack Growth In Thick Plate 7050 Aluminum....Pages 909-920
Fatigue Life Evaluation On Tension Type Fitting....Pages 921-930
Accelerated Fatigue Testing on Hydraulic Shaker....Pages 931-938
Methods for Fem Analysis of Riveted Joints of Thin-Walled Aircraft Structures Within the Imperja Project....Pages 939-967
On the Crack Growth Behavior Under Simple Compressive Loads of 2024-T3 Aluminium Alloy....Pages 969-986
An Analytical Model for Load Transfer in a Mechanically Fastened, Double-Lap Joint....Pages 987-1004
Simulation of Fatigue Crack Growth in the High Speed Machined Panel Under the Constant Amplitude and Spectrum Loading....Pages 1005-1018
Bonded Composite Patch to Repair Metallic Structures: Disbond Propagation Testing and Modelling....Pages 1019-1033
Three Diminsional Crack Growth Prediction....Pages 1035-1068
Hybrid Structures for Concentrated Load Transmission in Fibre Composites: Initial Experiments....Pages 1069-1081
Pilatus Pc-21 – A Damage Tolerant Aircraft....Pages 1085-1092
Introduction to Service of an Artificial Neural Network Based Fatigue Monitoring System....Pages 1093-1119
Towards Automated Flight-Maneuver-Specific Fatigue Analysis....Pages 1121-1134
Service History Analysis and Teardown Evidence — Key Elements for Structural Usage Monitoring of an Ageing Fleet....Pages 1135-1153
Development of Fatigue Life Monitoring of Rmaf Fighter Airplanes....Pages 1155-1164
Research and Development of Impact Damage Detection System for Airframe Structures Using Optical Fiber Sensors....Pages 1165-1176
Load Factor (Nz) / Roll Rate: First Comparisons Between Design and in-Flight Recorded Data on Eurofighter Typhoon Italian Fleet....Pages 1177-1186
Development of a Structural Health Monitoring System to Evaluate De-Bonding in Composite Adhesive Structures....Pages 1187-1197
Olm: A Hands-on Approach....Pages 1199-1214
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Structural Prognosis and Health Management an Overview....Pages 1215-1215
Bonded Repair for Fuselage Damage: an Overall Benefit to Commercial Aviation....Pages 1219-1243
Fatigue & Damage Tolerance of Hybrid Materials & Structures – Some Myths, Facts & Fairytales....Pages 1245-1260
High Cycle Fatigue of Laser Beam Deposited Ti-6Al-4V and Inconel 718....Pages 1261-1274
 The Variable Expansion Process — a New Cost Efficient Method for Cold Working Fastener Holes in Aluminium Aircraft Structures....Pages 1275-1284
Stress Measurements With X-Ray Diffractometry on Aluminum Alloys. Determination of the Most Optimized Parameters of the Measurement....Pages 1285-1304
Delamination Growth at Interfaces in Hybrid Materials and Structures Under Various Opening Modes....Pages 1305-1319
Developments in Metal Bonding....Pages 1321-1341
On Separating the Effect of Corrosion on Inter-Lamellar Fatigue of Thin Sheet Aa7079-T6....Pages 1345-1364
Back Matter....Pages 1365-1369