Download or read book Aircraft Structural Maintenance Recommendations Based on Fracture Mechanics Analysis written by AG. Denyer and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paper discusses the implementation of the Force Management (FM) phase of the Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) for a USAF utility transport/trainer aircraft. The analyses, performed in support of the Force Management tasks, use the principles of linear elastic fracture mechanics with emphasis on subcritical flaw growth. The durability and damage tolerance lives, generated with a crack growth computer program, are the basis for structural maintenance recommendations and inspection intervals presented to the USAF in the Force Structural Maintenance Plan (FSMP).