Damage Tolerant Design Handbook.
Guidelines for the Analysis and Design of Damage Tolerant Aircraft.
Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB Ohio 45433.
This report was prepared by Howard A. Wood and Robert M. Engle Jr. of the Structural Integrity Branch, Structures and Dynamics Division, Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory. The work was performed in-house under Work Unit 24010109, "Life Analysis and Design Methods for Aerospace Structures.".Contents.
Introduction.
Sumary of requirements.
Damage size considerations.
Determination of residual strength.
Analysis of damage growth.
Damage tolerance analysis - sample problems.
Damage tolerance testing.
Individual airplane tracking.
Fracture control guidelines.
Design guidelines.
Repair guidelines.
Appendix.
