Structural Integrity for Ageing Airplanes using Damage Toleramce Analysis
Assssment of Critical Locations and Performance of Crack Growth Analysis
At a glance
- Project leader : Prof. Dr. Michel Guillaume
- Project team : Xinying Liu, Prof. Dr. Leonardo Manfriani, Marina Vannelli
- Project budget : CHF 200'000
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : Federal government
- Project partner : Historic Flight Maintenance, P-3 Flyers
- Contact person : Michel Guillaume
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.