Fatigue and Damage Tolerance evaluation, is a crucial process in the aerospace industry, particularly for aircraft structures, ensuring they can withstand fatigue and damage over their operational life. This involves assessing how cracks might initiate, grow, and affect the structural integrity of an aircraft component, even in the presence of damage. The evaluation is critical for maintaining airworthiness and preventing catastrophic failures.
F&DT evaluation prevents the structural failure due to fatigue and damage. It helps to determine the inspection intervals and maintenance schedules.
Fatigue analysis – feature level, component level and full scale level
Fatigue load spectrum generation
Fatigue performance evaluation of aircraft structures (Initiation life and propagation life)
Damage tolerance evaluation of aircraft structures (Remaining useful life, Inspection interval scheduling)
Computational Fatigue certification of aircraft structures
F&DT evaluation is vital for maintaining operational safety, extending the lifespan of structures, and complying with regulatory requirements.
