Structural Integrity

Do You Need

For the operation of your (military) aircraft:
• Maximised operational readiness?
• Optimisation of Usage and Maintenance?
• Cost Savings (maintenance, repairs, modifications, hard time lives)?
• Maintenance or increase in current safety level?
• Component life extensions?

We Have

Procedures for a full range of Structural Integrity assessments based on decades of experience within the domain. We provide advice on operational usage issues, non-destructive inspection procedures, modification and maintenance issues. This advice is based on the validation of design loads by monitoring, storing and analysing operational loads and usage parameters. The analysis of loads and usage parameters is done by determining the relationship between operational usage and deterioration (e.g. cracks, corrosion, nicks, delamination, etc.), crack growth behaviour and residual strength. Major customers are (international) Defence Material Organisations and aircraft and helicopter defence industries.

Relevant Issues

Crack growth
Crack initiation
Damage detection
Damage index
Fatigue life
Fibre optic sensor

Flight data recorder
Fracture mechanics
Loads
Material characterisation
Residual strength

Strain gauge
Structural integrity
Structural reliability analysis
Structural risk assessment
Sustainment



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