Effect on fatigue performance of residual stress induced via laser shock peening in mechanically damaged 2024-351 aluminium sheet

During manufacture and maintenance the fuselage skin of aircraft are susceptible to damage in the form of scratches. Normally not considered to be of major concern to aircraft structural integrity some airlines discovered fatigue cracks had initiated at the root of scratches. Crack propagation was i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smyth, Niall
Other Authors: Irving, Phil E.
Published: Cranfield University 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.659302