In-Service Flaw Detection and Quantification in the Composite Structures of Aircraft

• Autorzy: Dragan K. , Synaszko P.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/v10164-010-0003-0

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Taking into consideration the increased usage of composites for aircraft structures there is a necessity for gathering information about structural integrity of such components. During the manufacturing of composites as well as during in service and maintenance procedures there is a possibility for damage occurrence. There is a large number of failure modes which can happen in such structures. These failure modes affect structural integrity and durability. In this work modern approach for detection of composites damage detection such as: delaminations, disbonds, foreign object inclusion and core damage has been presented. This detection is possible with the use of advanced P-C aided Non Destructive Testing methods. In the article nondestructive testing results for the composite vertical tail skins on MiG-29 aircraft will be delivered as well as some results of F-16 horizontal stabilizer and W-3 helicopter main rotor blades. Moreover some results of the composite honeycomb and sandwich structures will be presented based on the materials used in the construction of gliders and small aircraft. Factors affecting structural integrity and durability of the composites will be highlighted as well as necessity of the inspection with the use of modern NDT techniques. At the end some effort with Structural Health Monitoring connected with possibility of condition monitoring of composites will be presented.

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwa Naukowe Sieci Badawczej Łukasiewicz - Instytutu Lotnictwa
• Czasopismo: Fatigue of Aircraft Structures
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: Iss. 1
• Strony: 37--41
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 5 poz., fot., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Dragan K.

• Air Force Institute of Technology Warsaw, Poland

autor

Synaszko P.

• Air Force Institute of Technology Warsaw, Poland

Bibliografia

• 1. FAA. (2000, January). Probabilistic Design of Damage Tolerant Composite Aircraft Structures. Office of Aviation Research Washington. (DOT/FAA/AR-01/55)
• 2. Dragan, K., & Klimaszewski, S. (2006) In-service Flaw Detection and Quantification on the MiG-29 Composite Vertical Tail Skin. In: Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Non Destructive Testing, 25-29 September 2006, Berlin.
• 3. Dragan, K., & Klimaszewski, S. (2008). Holistic Approach for Structural Integrity Evaluation of Composite Main Rotor Blades. In: Proceedings of the 17th World Conference on Non Destructive Testing, 26-31 August 2008, Shanghai.
• 4. Synaszko, P., Dragan, K., & Salacinski, M. (2008). Badania nieniszczące kompozytowych struktur szybowca PW-5. In: Proceedings of the 37th National Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, 21-23 October 2008, Sobieszewo.
• 5. Roach, D. (2007, January). Smart Aircraft Structures: a Future Necessity. High Performance Composites, 15(1), 28-30.