Abstract: Basic damage tolerance properties of Ti-6Al-4V titanium plate can be improved by laminating thin sheets of titanium with adhesives. Compact tension and center-cracked tension specimens made from ...

Abstract: Much of the fatigue damage in aircraft structures can be linked to the stress concentration arising at the rivet/skin interface in fuselage lap-joints. Fatigue damage can degrade the strength ...

Abstract: The radial outflow between a grooved rotating disk and a smooth stationary disk was examined analytically and experimentally with an emphasis on flow rate and drag moment. All investigations ...

Abstract: Increasing the rate of heat transfer can improve product quality and lower energy cost for many energy systems. Pulsating fluid flow has been used to increase the rate of heat transfer in ...

Abstract: The ground-coupled heat pump system in TECH House I at the University of Tennessee has been modelled using TRNSYS/GROCS and the results have been compared with actual performance data for both ...

Abstract: A method is presented by which crack growth of damage tolerance type flaws can be predicted in adhesively bonded structure subjected to spectrum loading. The method accounts for a laminate ...

Abstract: The development of fatigue damage in four [0/90]s SCS-6/Ti-15-3 laminates containing center holes was investigated. A methodology to predict damage initiation based on an effective strain parameter ...

Abstract: A geometrically nonlinear finite-element analysis of cohesive failure in typical joints is presented. Cracked-lap-shear joints were chosen for analysis. Results obtained from linear and nonlinear ...