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de Koning, A.U. (author), van der Linden, H.H. (author)A model for the prediction of growth rates of fatigue cracks in aluminium alloys subjected to service loading conditions is presented. The model is based on an approximate description of the crack opening behaviour and was applied successfully in an analysis of effects of crack growth acceleration and retardation observed experimentally under...report 1981
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Wanhill, R.J.H. (author)Flight simulation fatigue crack propagation tests on 202U-T3 and 7475-T761 aluminum alloy sheet were carried out using a gust spectrum representative of the load history of an under wing skin in a transport aircraft. The investigation included tests at several design stress levels and in environments of laboratory air and air plus water spray....report 1980
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de Jonge, J.B. (author)Due to the development of servo hydraulic fatigue testing machines, fatigue tests under realistic loading conditions have become possible. In these tests, standardized load sequences can be applied. The paper describes the main properties of such sequences, including TWIST and FALSTAFF. Various examples of application of these sequences are...report 1980
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Schijve, J. (author), Jacobs, F.A. (author), Tromp, P.J. (author)Flight-simulation tests based on a standardized gust load spectrum were carried out in normal air, very dry air and salt water. Specimen thicknesses were t = 2 mm and t = 10 mm, mean stress in flight was 70 or 55 MN/m². In all cases a significant effect of the environment was found. Fatigue lives for t = 10 ram were much shorter than for t = 2...report 1976
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Schijve, J. (author), Jacobs, F.A. (author), Tromp, P.J. (author)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...report 1976
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Schra, L. (author), van Leeuwen, H.P. (author), Meulman, A.E. (author)The fatigue crack propagation performance of the alloy AZ 74.61 under manoeuvre spectrum loading was studied. The crack propagation behaviour was also compared with that of the American forging alloy AA 7050, not only for simulated manoeuvre loading but also for simulated gust loading and programme loading. It was found that, at comparable...report 1976
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't Hart, W.G.J. (author), Nederveen, A. (author), Stoffels, E. (author), Tromp, J. (author)Residual strength tests have been performed on 610 mm wide centre cracked panels. During the tests, stable crack growth was filmed and crack opening displacements were measured. Fracture toughness was determined using the method of Feddersen. Flight simulation fatigue tests were carried out to investigate the crack propagation properties. A...report 1975