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AFRL CAI Success Story
Abstract: The two directorates, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Bell Helicopter make up the CAI team. The team developed and enhanced finite element software for analysis of composite structures. The StressCheck analysis tool shows a significant improvement in bonded and co-cured joint strength prediction capabilities compared to finite element analysis tools currently on the market.
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“A screening of existent commercial and non-commercial tools was carried out in respect to their fracture mechanics capabilities, their design abilities, implementation as well as their complexity. Although, there are many software possibilities, only those within the reach of the author were evaluated. This resulted in the selection of the commercial tool StressCheck®. The assessment of crack propagation on compact tension and two stringer specimens governed by the Paris and Forman regimes was satisfactory compared with experimental results using the material data from simple standard specimens.”
Lloren Llopart Prieto (EADS)
Doctoral Thesis, "Modelling and analysis of crack turning on aeronautical structures"