Full-Scale Fatigue Testing of Components and Structures
- 1st Edition - August 19, 1988
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Editor: K. J. Marsh
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 0 8 - 0 2 2 4 4 - 6
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 2 8 9 6 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 6 1 3 8 - 9
Full-scale Fatigue Testing of Components and Structures presents the approaches to the testing of full-scale components or structures. The book begins by examining the necessity… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFull-scale Fatigue Testing of Components and Structures presents the approaches to the testing of full-scale components or structures. The book begins by examining the necessity or desirability of full-scale fatigue testing. Subsequent chapters are devoted to the discussion of fatigue testing done on aircraft structures, railway components, helicopter rotor heads, artillery gun structures, and bridge components. The role of full-scale fatigue testing on automotive components and systems, structural testing in nuclear engineering, and the use of a structural fatigue testing laboratory for other tests are covered as well. Engineers, materials scientists, and researchers in the field of fatigue testing will find the book very useful.
Preface
Contributors
1 Introduction
1.1 Historical Background
1.2 Servo-Hydraulic Fatigue Testing Equipment
1.3 Reasons for Full-Scale Fatigue Testing 5
1.4 Requirements of a Full-Scale Fatigue Test
1.5 Types of Full-Scale Test
1.6 Summary
References
2 Full-Scale Fatigue Testing of Aircraft Structures
2.1 Introduction
2.2 History
2.3 Design Philosophies and their Relation To Full-Scale Testing
2.4 Justification for Full-Scale Fatigue Testing of Aircraft
2.5 Correlation Between The Results of Full-Scale Tests and Service Experience
2.6 Case Study: 'Branger's Banger'
2.7 Case Study: Concorde
2.8 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgements
References
3 Automotive Components and Systems: The Role of Full-Scale Fatigue Testing
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Historical Overview
3.3 Review of Test Procedures
3.4 Case Studies
3.5 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgements
References
4 Railway Component Fatigue Testing
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Constant Amplitude - Ranking Tests
4.3 Constant Amplitude - Design Data
4.4 Constant Amplitude - K-Calibration
4.5 Variable Amplitude
4.6 Equipment
4.7 Procedures
4.8 The Future
4.9 Conclusion
5 Fatigue Evaluation of Helicopter Rotor Heads
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Loads on a Helicopter Rotor
5.3 Description of the Westland 30/300 Rotor Head
5.4 Flight Measurement and Analysis of the Loads
5.5 Derivation of Test Loads
5.6 Fatigue Test Programmes
5.7 Universal Rotor Head Test Facility
5.8 Other Facilities
5.9 Conclusions
6 The Fatigue Strength of Artillery Gun Structures
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Early Tests
6.3 Service Simulation Fatigue Tests
6.4 Further Tests
6.5 Discussion
Acknowledgements
References
7 The Fatigue Strength of Offshore Structures and Components
7.1 Introduction
7.2 UKOSRP-I
7.3 UKOSRP-II
7.4 Prototype Development of Offshore Components References
8 Fatigue Testing of Bridge Components
8.1 Background
8.2 Welded Plating
8.3 Concrete
8.4 Reinforcing and Pre-Stressing Steel
8.5 Structural Connections
8.6 Full-Scale Bridges
8.7 Summary
Acknowledgements
References
9 The Fatigue of Military Bridges
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Design and Testing Philosophy
9.3 Fatigue Testing Equipment
9.4 Testing Techniques
9.5 Concluding Remarks
References
10 Structural Testing in Nuclear Engineering
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Test Facilities
10.3 Summary
Acknowledgements
References
11 Fatigue Testing of Gas Turbine Components
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Component Life Prediction
11.3 Design Requirements
11.4 Safe Predicted Total Life
11.5 Safe Crack Propagation Life
11.6 Full-Scale Component Testing - Gas Turbine Components
11.7 Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
12 Fatigue Testing of Mobile Crane Components and Structures
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Component Testing
12.3 Tests on Part Structures
12.4 Fatigue Tests on Complete Structural Assemblies
12.5 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgement
References
13 Fatigue Strength of Ropes
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Wire Ropes
13.3 Synthetic Fibre Ropes
13.4 Concluding Remarks
References
14 Fatigue Strength of General Mechanical Engineering Components
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Testing Requirements
14.3 Comment
14.4 Liability
Acknowledgement
References
15 The Service Operating Environment-A Vital Input
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Historical Overview
15.3 Case Study
15.4 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgements
References
16 The Design and Operation of the Strongf Loor Structural Testing Laboratory at NEL
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Main Strong Floor Dimensions
16.3 Strong Floor Strong Points
16.4 Seismic Block
16.5 Seismic Block Strong Points
16.6 Ring Main Hydraulic Supply
16.7 Test Rigs and Equipment
16.8 Maintenance of the Laboratory and Facilities
16.9 Development of The Facility
16.10 Concluding Remarks
17 The Use of a Structural Fatigue Testing Laboratory for Other Tests
References
18 Concluding Remarks
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 19, 1988
- No. of pages (eBook): 346
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780408022446
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483128962
- eBook ISBN: 9781483161389
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