Damage and Repair of Aerospace Composite Materials reports the latest developments on the detection and repair of composite structures in the aerospace industry, with an outline of general damage inspection and repair processes. This includes porosity inspection, damage detection using acoustic ultrasonic and radio frequency methods, and the automated defect-inspection system integrated in the production line by utilizing laser sensors and cameras. Fiber reinforced composites have been increasingly used for large-scale structural applications in the aerospace industry due to their ability of reducing airframe weight, improving fuel economy, and lowering overall operating costs. Conversely, this new trend has brought up tremendous challenges on the repair side. Like other structural materials, composites can contain or develop various defects and damages, which can occur during the manufacturing stage, and throughout the service life of the aircraft. If they go unobserved or untreated on time, the results can be catastrophic. Damage and Repair of Aerospace Composite Materials also offers insights into the design of a bonded repair technique for multilayer laminate composite panels, the analysis on the performance of bolted repair vs. bonded repair, and how to economically repair holes, and the use the 3D-printing to repair gaps and steps in large composite panels.

Damage and Repair of Aerospace Composite Materials

Charles Lu (author)

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SAE, International

Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimization of Aerospace Composite Materials is a collection of 10 SAE International technical papers, covering the use of composite materials from various perspectives: overall multidisciplinary design methodology, weight and structural analysis, aerodynamic and thermal analysis, acoustics, lightening, reliability and sustainability considerations. Since their first usage in commercial transport aircraft in the early 1970s, composites have emerged as the material of choice for aerospace and space vehicles, including general aviation aircraft, military aircraft, space launch vehicles and unmanned air vehicles. However, the biggest advantage of composite materials may lie in the fact that they are highly "designable", and intentionally developed with multi-functional performance in mind, as opposed to a mono-functional performance of most conventional materials. Due to this versatility, composites also offer opportunities for engaging the integrated, multidisciplinary design and optimization of aircraft. In this process, the separated design analysis would be conducted with the aim of solving a single disciplinary issue, such as aerodynamics, structure, propulsion, guidance, environmental and societal constraints, etc. But, failing to consider the critical design requirements and constraints from all other disciplines can result in wasteful investigations of the overall design space.

Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimization of Aerospace Composites

Materials and Process Modeling of Aerospace Composites brings together 10 SAE International technical papers reporting recent developments on materials and processes of aerospace composites by using computational modeling. The book narrates the historical usage of composites in aerospace industry, documenting in detail the early employment of composite materials on Premier I by Raytheon to recent full-scale applications of composites on large commercial aircraft by Boeing and Airbus. It also provides an overview on the classification of composites used in aerospace industry, ranging from conventional glass fiber reinforced composites to advanced graphene nanocomposites. Materials and Process Modeling of Aerospace Composites also presents recent work on computational material engineering on aerospace composite materials, including fundamental computational framework and case studies on the modeling of materials and processes. So far, the material developments in today's aerospace industry have been highly complex, expensive, and slow paced. The next-generation material development model should operate in an integrated computational environment, where development, manufacturability, and product design practice are seamlessly interconnected.

Materials and Process Modeling of Aerospace Composites

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Damage and Repair of Aerospace Composite Materials

Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimization of Aerospace Composites

Materials and Process Modeling of Aerospace Composites