Comparison of Riveted Panel and Integral Panel for Damage Tolerance by using FEA

摘要

Damage tolerance capability refers to the load carrying capacity of a damaged structure. In an aircraft metallic structure damage is the fatigue crack. The presence of a fatigue crack reduce the load carrying capacity of a structure. Damage tolerance design ensures that a structural component, in the presence of a fatigue crack, continue to possess the required load carrying capacity. Here the role of the type of the structural joints (riveted and integral) on damage tolerance quality of a structural component will be studied.