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Identifying Structurally Significant Items Using Matrix Reanalysis Techniques, Bhushan M. Kable
Identifying Structurally Significant Items Using Matrix Reanalysis Techniques, Bhushan M. Kable
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Knowledge of critical structural items for an aircraft structural system is crucial for any risk integrated design and maintenance procedure. These critical items are those whose failure can cause catastrophic damage to the entire structure or result in loss of availability. For example, failure of the fuselage longeron of an F-15 aircraft resulted in the separation of the aircraft cockpit from the rest of the structure, resulting in a complete loss of the aircraft. This is clearly a critical structural item that was identified during the design process but did not have appropriate design, manufacturing, or maintenance controls that could …