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The Fatigue in Aircraft Corrosion Testing (FACT) Programme

Title
The Fatigue in Aircraft Corrosion Testing (FACT) Programme / by R.J.H. Wanhill, J.J. De Luccia, and M.T. Russo.
Author
Wanhill, R. J. H.
Publication
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France : North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, 1989.

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Additional Authors
  • De Luccia, J. J. (John Jerry), 1935-
  • Russo, M. T.
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. Structures and Materials Panel.
Description
ix, 213 pages : illustrations; 30 cm
Summary
In accordance with the mission of AGARD the Structures and Materials Panel (SMP) has always kept an open eye for the possibilities to sponsor collaborative programmes of research. AGARD is unique in its ability to realise the cooperation of laboratories in up to sixteen nations. In this way AGARD distinguishes itself from other international scientific and technical organisations. In the 1970s the SMP decided to embark on collaborative research activities in the area of fatigue. One of the first activities was the Corrosion Fatigue Cooperative Testing Programme (CFCTP), the recursor to the Fatigue in Aircraft Corrosion Testing (FACT) programme. Both programmes are described in this report. Failure by fatigue and degradation by corrosion continue to be major considerations in aircraft design. Environmental effects influence both initiation and propagation of fatigue cracks, and dynamic loading may cause more rapid deterioration of corrosion protection systems. Therefore the conjuoint action of dynamic loading and environmental attack, i.e. corrosion fatigue, requires special attention. Many corrosion fatigue tests have been done on aluminum alloys. However, few included critical structural details like joints, under realistic cyclic load histories and in service-like environments. Even fewer used practical corrosion protection systems. These aspects are specifically addressed bye the CFCTP and FACT programmes. The results provide a significant contribution to the understanding of aircraft corrosion fatigue and should encourage further investigation in this difficult and challenging area of aerospace technology.
Series Statement
AGARD report ; no. 713
Uniform Title
AGARD report ; no. 713.
Subject
  • Airframes > Fatigue
  • Metals > Corrosion fatigue
  • Flugzeugbau
  • Korrosion
  • Materialermüdung
  • Werkstoffprüfung
Genre/Form
Kongress.
Note
  • "This Programme was sponsored by the Structures and Materials Panel of AGARD."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
  • 928350495X
  • 9789283504955
OCLC
  • ocm20695865
  • 20695865
  • SCSB-1524809
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library