PROPOSED WORKING LIFE APPROACH FOR WELDED JOINTS : WITH APPLICATION TO AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES .

EL-GAMMAL, MOUSTAFA

doi:10.21608/asat.1985.26539

PROPOSED WORKING LIFE APPROACH FOR WELDED JOINTS : WITH APPLICATION TO AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES .

Document Type : Original Article

Author

MOUSTAFA EL-GAMMAL ¹^{, 2}^{, 3}

¹ Currently on Sabbatical leave from Faculty of Engineering, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, EGYPT.+

² Winner of State Prize in Engineering Sciences, Egypt, 1903.+

³ Professor of Technology and Shibuilding Studies, THE ARAB GULF ACADEMY FOR MARITIME STUDIES, BASRAH, IRAQ.

10.21608/asat.1985.26539

Abstract

A proposed working life approach for welded joints in aircraft structures is investigated. This approach is based on the assumption that the crack propagation will be under clear monitored survey. The repairs, however, should be carried out at a level long before the welded joint may become in jeopardy.' Risk of failure and the cost effective of this risk are also included within the proposed approach.