22nd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, Harrogate, UK, 28 August - 1st September, 2000
Paper ICAS 2000-4.4.R1

COMPARISON OF DAMAGE TOLERANCE OF INTEGRALLY AND RIVETED STIFFENED STRUCTURES

G. Nesterenko
TsAGI, Russia

Keywords: crack resistance, stress intensity factors, crack growth rates, residual strength

Crack resistance of aluminium alloys used in Russian riveted and integrally stiffened airplane structures is outlined. Experimental data on crack growth duration and residual strength of riveted and integral structures are compared.

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