Fracture Mechanics

Review application and engineering drawing of the part.
Assure Single Point Failure of the system if applicable.
Establish Fracture Control Plan.
Review Static & Dynamic Stress Analysis (Finite Element Analysis). Identify high stress concentration area with cyclic and sustained tensile loads.
Identify initial flaw size (undetected based on applicable efficient non-destructive testing).
Perform damage tolerance analysis using NASA FLAGRO (NASGRO) software to predict safe life of the part (4X operational Life).

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