Abstract: Composite fan blades are the preferred alternative for the fan stage of most advanced high bypass ratio turbofan engines. The dovetail part bears a significant centrifugal load, and its ability to safely bear this load is ...

Abstract: Pressure plate extractor tests were performed on a residual clay soil over three drying–wetting cycles. An adjustment of a soil internal structure, caused by the change in the stress and suction path, affects the soil–water ...