Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Course:
March 17 – 21, 2025
Virtual: 8AM – 5PM PT (UTC -7)
Advanced Concepts Course:
February 17 – 20, 2025
Virtual: 8AM – 5PM PST (UTC -8)
Learn:
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- Concepts of fatigue, fracture mechanics and damage tolerance in aerospace structure.
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- Analytical and numerical methods of fatigue and damage tolerance analysis.
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- Tools to apply and solve fatigue and damage tolerance problems.
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Who should attend?
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- Aircraft Certification engineers
- Design Approval Representatives
- Airline Engineers
- DAH Engineers, TC, and STC holders
- Anyone who performs damage tolerance analysis
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Topics:
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- History and evolution of civil and military fatigue requirements
- Introduction to fatigue mechanism
- Design considerations
- Fatigue properties
- Fatigue strength
- Stress intensity factors
- Fracture mechanics
- Fatigue loads and spectra
- Fatigue damage accumulation
- Introduction to non-destructive inspection
- Fatigue and failure of joints and structure
- Damage tolerance of repairs and alteration
- Widespread Fatigue Damage and Limit of Validity
- Featuring case studies and examination of lessons learned from accidents.
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