TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Fatigue in aerostructures--where structural health monitoring can contribute to a complex subject
JO  - Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
A1  - Boller, Christian
A1  - Buderath, Matthias
SP  - 561
EP  - 587
VL  - 365
IS  - 1851
N2  - An overview of the aircraft design and maintenance process is given with specific emphasis on the fatigue design as well as the phenomenon of the ageing aircraft observed over the life cycle. The different measures taken to guarantee structural integrity along the maintenance process are addressed. The impact of structural health monitoring as a means of possibly revolutionizing the current aircraft structural monitoring and design process is emphasized and comparison is made to jet engines and helicopters, where health monitoring has already found the respective breakthrough.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1364-503X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2006.1924
ID  - ref1
ER  -