Structural Integrity for Ageing Airplanes using Damage Toleramce Analysis
Assssment of Critical Locations and Performance of Crack Growth Analysis
Description
The Research focus on the Structural Integrity of Ageing Airplanes especially Pilatus P3, Hunter, Venom, Vampire, and Junkers Ju-52. The golas is to perform an Assessment of Critical Locations for Fatigue Damages. These Locations will be analyzed using AFGROW Crack Growth Analysis Tool together with Structural Analysis. Special Stress Gradient were developped to run the Geomteric Fracture Model according to the Structural Details. The Goal ist to release SSID for all Swiss Operators in Collaboration with FOCA.
Key Data
Projectlead
Project team
Dr. Xinying Liu, Prof. Dr. Leonardo Manfriani, Marina Vannelli
Project partners
Historic Flight Maintenance HFM GmbH; Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG / P-3 Flyers
Project status
completed, 08/2017 - 07/2018
Funding partner
Federal government
Project budget
200'000 CHF