Applications of fractography for aircraft defect causal analysis
| Autor: | S. K. Campbell, A. D. James, P. C. Conor, M. J. Hollis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
business.industry Mechanical Engineering media_common.quotation_subject ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS Fractography Lockstep Defect causal analysis Propulsion Reliability engineering Defective Component Mechanics of Materials Component (UML) Forensic engineering General Materials Science Set (psychology) business Function (engineering) human activities media_common |
| Zdroj: | Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 35:84-91 |
| ISSN: | 8756-758X |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2011.01566.x |
| Popis: | Aircraft maintainers and accident investigators routinely seek advice from materials scientists and engineers about the cause of cracks and fractures in air vehicle components. Experience has shown that further failures are more likely to be avoided if the fractographic assessment is carried out in lockstep with the wider evaluation of relevant engineering and operational factors. If possible the fractographer should be in a position to understand the function of the defective component and should be able to assess how this might be affected by the operation of the aircraft system as a whole, and how failure of the component might affect operation of the aircraft. This paper provides evidence from a set of investigations that support the need for a systems approach to failure analysis of aircraft structure and propulsion component defects when causal factors are complex. Effective failure avoidance can be achieved in this way. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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