Journal article
Assessment of damage containment features of a full-scale PRSEUS fuselage panel
Composite structures, v 113(1)
Jul 2014
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Abstract
The most recent generation of integrally stitched composite technology is the Pultruded Rod Stitched Efficient Unitized Structure (PRSEUS) concept, which shows promise in enhancing structural integrity of aircraft and aerospace structures. An assessment of damage-containment capabilities of the PRSEUS concept for a full-scale fuselage panel was recently conducted under a joint program conducted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, and The Boeing Company. The panel was subjected to axial tension, internal pressure, and combined axial tension and internal pressure load conditions up to fracture, with a two-bay through-the-thickness notch severing the central stiffener. Panel deformation was monitored via strain gages, linear variable differential transducers, and digital image correlation. Damage formation, propagation, and accumulation were monitored visually throughout loading. Post-failure nondestructive and teardown inspections were performed in the vicinity of the notch tips where stable damage progression occurred. These test results demonstrated that the PRSEUS design exhibits improved damage-containment capability.
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- Title
- Assessment of damage containment features of a full-scale PRSEUS fuselage panel
- Creators
- Andrew Bergan - Drexel UniversityJohn Bakuckas - FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405, USAJonathan Awerbuch - Drexel UniversityTein-Min Tan - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Composite structures, v 113(1)
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000337198500018
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84900815564
- Other Identifier
- 991019169598904721
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- Materials Science, Composites
- Mechanics