Een tweede serie orienterende geluidsvermoeiingsproeven op een triltafel

A second series of exploratory acoustic fatigue tests using a shaker. A second series of exploratory acoustic fatigue tests was carried out, again employing simple specimens mounted on a shaker. Strain measurements were compared with calculations. Crack growth initiated by a central notch was observed. A comparison was made between three types...

The significance of cladding for fatigue of aluminium alloys in aircraft structures

Flight-simulation tests were carried out on sheet specimens notched "by an open hole (Kt = 2.66). The material was 2024-T3 in three conditions; Alclad, bare and chemically milled. The crack initiation period and the crack propagation period were considerably shorter for the Alclad material. The significance of the cladding, both for constant...