Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
Engineering Materials
Strength & Fracture
Chapter 11
Damage Tolerance
Professor R. Bell
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Carleton University
2013
Chapter 11 - Damage Tolerance
Fatigue
g Design
g Approaches
pp
Infinite Life
Unlimited safety design stresses below fatigue limit
Safe Life
Finite life safety factor = 20 x design life
Fail Safe
Cracks will exist inspection and repair
Damage Tolerant
Refinement of fail-safe philosophy
Use of FM to predict crack growth
Chapter 11 - Damage Tolerance
Damage Tolerance
Leak-Before Break
Leak
KI < KC
Break
KI > KC
Crack Arrest
K C aC
Chapter 11 - Damage Tolerance
K ref a
In an unstiffened plate =1
In a stiffened plate as a center
crack grows Load is transferred
to the stiffener
Thus the stress in the plate is
reduced so is reduced
The increased stress in the
stringer is reflected in an increase
in the stress concentration L
10
Stringer Critical
11
Panel Critical
12
Broken Stringer
13
14
Option
Opt
o for
o Improvements
p o e e ts of
o Arrest
est Capability
Capab ty
15
16
17
18
19
Stophole
20
Hole Expansion
Two Side Access
21
22
23
Many low stress fractures during early years of the industrial era
Improvements made because of better materials and better details
Modern
M d
era produced
d
d iincrease iin ffracture
t
prone structures
t t
hostile environments Arctic, offshore
aircraft, nuclear plants
high quality materials and high operating stresses
Refined stress analysis (FEM)
materials used closer to their limits
Remedy
Remed
improve materials
better detail design
Results in a vicious circle leading to increased risk of cracking
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
To meet the requirements the airplane manufacturer must design in such a way
that cracks can be detected before they reach aP and specify to the operator
how often to inspect
The operator is obliged to follow the inspection schedule
Fracture control by FAR rules is exercised by inspection
The requirement forces tolerance of damage large enough for detection, which
promotes fail safe design with multiple load paths and crack arresters
In a competitive field it is in the manufacturers best interest to ensure easy
Inspection designs with high residual strength and large aP which leads to
long inspection intervals
37
38
39
This requirement allows for full limit load design capability and thus unrestricted aircraft usage.
For each structure, evaluation of the following parameters is required:
Design Category
Degree of In-Service Inspectability
Inspection Intervals
Initial Damage,
g , In-Service Damage
g and Continuing
g Damage
g Assumptions
p
Minimum Required Residual Strength
Damage Size Growth Limits
Period of Unrepaired Service Usage
g Structure Damage
g Sizes
Remaining
Chapter 11 - Damage Tolerance
40
41
42
In-flight evident inspectable - If the nature and extent of damage occurring in flight
will result directly in characteristics which make the flight crew immediately and
unmistakably aware that significant damage has occurred and that the mission
should not be continued.
Ground evident inspectable - If the nature and extent of damage will be readily
and unmistakably obvious to ground personnel without specifically inspecting the structure
for damage.
Walkaround inspectable - If the nature and extent of damage is unlikely to be
overlooked by personnel conducting a visual inspection of the structure. This inspection normally shall
be a visual look at the exterior of the structure from ground level without removal of access panels or doors
without special inspection aids.
Special visual inspectable - If the nature and extent of damage is unlikely to be overlooked by personnel
conducting a detailed visual inspection of the aircraft for the purpose of finding damaged structure.
The procedures may include removal of access panels and doors, and may permit simple visual aids
such as mirrors and magnifying glasses. Removal of paint, sealant, etc. and use of NDI techniques
such as penetrant, X-ray, etc., are not part of a special visual inspection.
Depot or base level inspectable - If the nature and extent of damage will be detected utilizing one
or more selected nondestructive inspection procedures. The inspection procedures may include
NDI techniques such as penetrant, X-ray, ultrasonic, etc. Accessibility considerations may include
removal of those components designed for removal.
In-service non-inspectable structure - If either damage size or accessibility preclude detection
d ring one or more of the abo
during
above
e inspections
inspections.
Chapter 11 - Damage Tolerance
43
44
45
46
47
48
K IC Y (a ) R a
R is the residual strength per unit
area
Areff is a reference area
Y(a) is the geometric factor
1
R K IC
Y (a ) a
RS R Aref K IC
Aref
Y (a) a
Chapter 11 - Damage Tolerance
49
50
or
51
or
52
References
53