Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Olsen, D. Gregory
Committee Member
Vizzini, J. Anthony
Committee Member
Daniewicz, R. Steven
Date of Degree
5-2-2009
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Aerospace Engineering
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
James Worth Bagley College of Engineering
Department
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Abstract
Fatigue-crack growth data for the lower arm of the Apache helicopter’s scissor assembly is presented from an Army alternate source qualification test. The lower arm model is imported to finite element analysis software to obtain the stress state at a crack location. The stress state and geometry are used in seven fatigue-crack growth cases in NASGRO and AFGROW, with an additional four cases discussed briefly. The results from the fatigue-crack growth routines are compared to the fatigue-crack growth data from the Army’s test. One case reproduces the crack growth data prior to breakthrough. Some cases are shown to be more applicable to this configuration than others are. The process of performing fatigue life estimates is discussed. Suggestions are made on the viability of this approach and possible future avenues for development.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/15168
Recommended Citation
Williams, Joshua Marc, "Evaluation of fatigue crack growth software for use on cracks in complex geometries" (2009). Theses and Dissertations. 2020.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/2020