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INITIAL AIRWORTHINESS

Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Evaluation of Aircraft Structure 

Course content

The Course covers the following topics:

  • history and evolution of civil and military fatigue requirements, and the associated guidance material;
  • introduction to fatigue mechanism;
  • inspection threshold and inspection intervals
  • design considerations;
  • fatigue properties;
  • fatigue strength;
  • stress intensity factors;
  • fracture mechanics;
  • fatigue loads and spectra;
  • fatigue damage accumulation;
  • NDT and inspection;
  • fatigue and failure of joints and structure;
  • damage tolerance for repairs and alteration; and
  • widespread fatigue damage and limit of validity
  • EASA/FAR Part 25 vs. part 23/27/29 requirements.

Note: the course includes practical in-class activities requiring participants to apply calculations to relevant examples to demonstrate their understanding of the presented material.

Course prerequisites

  • Students or graduate of mechanical (or similar field) engineering;
  • persons experienced in aircraft certification;
  • members of a design approval holder;
  • airline structural engineers;
  • members of a type certificate/STC holder
Duration:
3 days
Price per participant:
On request

Scheduled dates

None, request by mail

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