Aircraft corrosion and fatigue damage assessment

This report reviews currently available information on corrosion and fatigue in aircraft as a background to discussing the assessment of corrosion and fatigue damage. The main topics are: * aircraft operating environments and loads * corrosion * fatigue * corrosion and fatigue * corrosion and fatigue damage assessment. Aircraft structures are...

Influence of environmental ageing and displacement rate on crack resistance of adhesives, as determined on adhesive bonded TDCB-specimens

Fracture toughness measurements were carried out to test the ageing behaviour of three adhesives in different environments. It was possible to compare and evaluate adhesives and surface pretreatments. It is doubtful whether the derived R-curves could be used for residual strength calculations in certain environments. Phosphoric acid anodizing...