Abstract: This paper aims to discover how the measures that improve aircraft structural safety compare with each other in terms of effectiveness. The safety measures we include here are a load safety factor of 1.5, conservative ...

Abstract: The solution of complex constrained optimization problems is often prohibitively expensive because of the computational expense of evaluating the constraints. Under these circumstances the only ...

Abstract: The minimum weight design of an axisymmetric rotating abrasive disk in the presence of a side tool load is obtained under the strength and stiffness constraints. The PARS (Programs for Analysis ...

Abstract: A technique to identify structural damage in real time using limited instrumentation is presented. Contrast maximization is used to find the excitation forces that create maximum differences in the response of the damaged ...