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Oldersma, A. (author), Wanhill, R.J.H. (author)Discussions between D-BAA and the NLR have shown that significant variability in fatigue crack growth properties is possible for the industry standard damage tolerant aluminium alloy, 2024-T3 sheet. This is important for two reasons: (1) design assumptions and (2) comparisons of different candidate materials, such as 6013-T6, with 2024-T3....report 1996
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Wanhill, R.J.H. (author)Flight simulation fatigue crack growth tests are necessary for verification of aircraft damage tolerance analyses and crack growth prediction methods, and also for comparing candidate materials for aircraft structural applications. However, such tests involve complicating issues that have emerged from many investigations on aluminium alloys...report 1993
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van der Hoeven, W. (author)Residual strength tests were performed on ARALL panels consisting of ARALL3 (3/2) laminates with bonded-on doublers. In particular, the effect of the doubler geometry (shape and thickness) on the residual strength was investigated. Prior to residual strength testing all panels were fatigue loaded to create a realistic type of damage, i.e. cracks...report 1992
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Schra, L. (author), 't Hart, W.G.J. (author), Boogers, J.A.M. (author)Outdoor corrosion and stress corrosion tests were conducted on Al-Li plate and sheet materials for 3 and almost 5 years respectively. The results can be summarized as follows: Corrosion: Peak aged XXXA-T651 (8090-T651) exhibited greater exfoliation corrosion resistance than 2024-T351 and 2324-T39 plate. 2091-T3 and 2024-T3 sheet were found to be...report 1990
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Wanhill, R.J.H. (author), Schra, L. (author), 't Hart, W.G.J. (author)A comparison is made of the crack resistance (R-curve), fracture toughness and instability behaviour of candidate damage tolerant aluminiumlithium alloys, 2091 and 8090, and the widely used conventional 2024-T3 alloy. The 2091 alloy was in three heat treatment conditions, T8X, TX and TY, all artificially aged. The 8090 alloy was in the T81...report 1990
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Schra, L. (author), 't Hart, W.G.J. (author)Long-term outdoor exposure tests were done to investigate the effect of cooling rate on corrosion and stress corrosion properties of extruded rods of the high strength aluminium alloys 2024-T4, 2023-T6, 7075-T6 and 7075-T73. The 2024 alloy exhibited a high susceptibility to SCC irrespective of best treatment and cooling rate, whereas 7075-T6 was...report 1990
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Wanhill, R.J.H. (author)The opportunities for sustained load fracture control in spacecraft are indicated. Emphasis is given to verification by small-scale laboratory testing.report 1989
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Wanhill, R.J.H. (author), Schra, L. (author)The economic life of airframes is largely determined by widespread initiation and growth of fatigue cracks at low stress intensities. Any factor reducing the low stress intensity fatigue damage rate could, if controllable, increase the structural durability. One such factor is corrosion fatigue crack arrest. Corrosion product build-up within a...report 1988
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de Koning, A.U. (author)As an introduction the practical significance of fatigue crack growth life prediction is related to the service life, the inspection period and the fracture control requirements. Then different aspects of fatigue crack growth in metallic materials are discussed in more detail. Important effects such as chemical environment, short cracks, crack...report 1987
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van der Linden, H.H. (author)The report contains the description, results and conclusions of a fatigue test programme which assessed the fatigue lives of fastener systems using different joints. High load transfer single shear joints were evaluated in a core programme; secondary bending and load transfer were determined experimentally. About 750 specimens were fatigue...report 1985
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de Koning, A.U. (author)This study deals with fracture mechanics aspects of mode 1 crack growth under montonically increasing (quasi-static) loads. Using the finite element method stable crack growth and the plastic deformation fields associated with this process are analyzed. A two parameter approach is proposed for a description of initiation and subsequent stable...report 1985
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Kolkman, H.J. (author)Differences in the fatigue crack propagation rates of 2024-T351 and 2324-T39 are explicable from differences in microstructures. The slope changes (transitions) in the crack propagation curves are probably associated with the plastic zone sizes being equal to certain microstructural dimensions. As a consequence of different chemical compostion...report 1985
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Schijve, J. (author), Jacobs, F.A. (author)Fatigue tests were carried out on Redux and FM 123/5 bonded specimens at various stress levels, temperatures (RT to 65 C) and low and high test frequencies. Observations were made on the type of failure (bond line failure or sheet failure) and the significance of the adhesive squeezeout for crack nucleation. An analysis of the data and a...report 1984
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Schra, L. (author), 't Hart, W.G.J. (author)Engineering property comparisons have been made for plate material of the newly developed aluminium alloy 2324-T39 and the widely used alloy 2024-T351. The properties considered were: tensile strength, fracture toughness, notched fatigue strength, and the resistance to fatigue crack propagation under both constant amplitude and flight simulation...report 1984
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Schijve, J. (author), Jacobs, F.A. (author)Several simple crack stopping methods were evaluated In fatigue crack propagation tests on 2024-T3 Alclad sheet specimens. After precracklng until a crack of 40 mm was obtained crack stoppers were Installed and the fatigue test was continued. Crack stoppers Installed In stop holes were: a blind rivet, a hard driven rivet, a heavily tightened...report 1984
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van der Linden, H.H. (author)The GARTEUR Group of Responsables for Structures and Materials identified the need for an evaluation of fatigue crack propagation models. This resulted in a collaborative GARTEUR activity in which 13 variations of the F-27 transport spectrum were evaluated by 7 institutes and companies using in total 13 crack propagation prediction methods and...report 1983
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Wanhill, R.J.H. (author), Schra, L. (author)Engineering properties of the PM alloy 7091-T7E69 and the IM alloys 7075-T73, 7175-T736, 7010-T736 and 7050-T736 were compared. The properties considered were strength, fracture toughness, fatigue strength, fatigue crack propagation resistance under constant amplitude and spectrum loading, stress corrosion crack initiation and propagation...report 1983
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van der Hoeven, W. (author)The effects of strain rate and temperature on the fracture behaviour of three structural adhesives (Redux 775, Metlbond 328 and EC 2216) were investigated using Double Cantilever Beam specimens. The test results were presented as critical elastic energy release rate data (G) to investigate whether this parameter could be used to characterize me...report 1983
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Vlieger, H. (author)This report presents results of residual strength calculations, carried out on cracked panel configurations of various designs and provided with bonded stiffeners. The calculations were carried out using the computer program BOND. The results of these calculations are compared with results of residual strength tests, performed on panels of...report 1983
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Wanhill, R.J.H. (author)Flight simulation fatigue crack propagation tests with gust spectrum loading were carried out on laminates of (i) aluminium alloy 2024-T3/carbon-epoxy, (ii) aluminium alloy 7475-T761/carbon-epoxy and (iii) titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V/carbon-epoxy with nominal weight savings of 30% and 40% as compared to equivalent 2024-T3 Alclad and 7475-T761...report 1982