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Structural Integrity. Please sign our guestbook. For additional information, e-mail Dr.
Kenneth Griffin,Southwest Research Institute.
Aircraft Structural Integrity
Many aircraft fleets around the world are being operated beyond their
intended service life span and in environments more severe than their
airframes were designed to accommodate conditions that place
increased demands on structural reliability requirements for aging
military and commercial aircraft.
Structural Design and Analysis
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) performs design and analysis
evaluations, including investigations often associated with aircraft
structural modification and life extension programs, for a variety of aircraft systems. The
Institute works with aircraft manufacturers and modification facilities to provide specialized
engineering expertise in design, analysis, and testing. Services include:
Computer-aided design
Production and installation drawings
Finite element stress analysis
Dynamic and aeroelastic analysis
Fracture mechanics/crack growth analysis
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Static strength
Fatigue crack growth rate
Fracture toughness
Chemistry
Coupon spectrum testing
Tests are often performed under controlled environmental conditions of temperature, humidity,
vacuum, high pressure, and immersion in chemically controlled media. Specialized testing
includes programmed spectrum loading, coupled thermal and mechanical loading, variable
strain rates, and multi-axial stress conditions. Other physical measurements are made as
prescribed by ASTM standards. Specialized test equipment can be designed and built to meet
unique test requirements.
A modified T-37B jet trainer is subjected to fullscale structural testing in an SwRI aircraft service
life extension program.
Typical Projects
Structural design, analysis, and modification
Parts drawings for fabrication and installation
External loads development
Stress analysis
Aircraft usage monitoring
Maneuver and stress spectra development
Vibration and static/dynamic fatigue testing
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