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June 7, 2026Fatigue of Aircraft StructuresOpen Access

Enhancing Damage Tolerance Analysis with Method-Specific Probability of Detection Data

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SFScott A. FohrmanNGNarendra Kumar GadwalMBMark E. Barkey

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Overview

Randomized trial investigates damage tolerance analysis in aircraft, suggesting improved inspection reliability.

Key Points

  • This study aims to improve damage tolerance analysis by incorporating specific probabilities of detection for inspection techniques.
  • Conducted baseline damage tolerance analysis on simplified structural configuration.
  • Repeated analysis with initial crack length based on inspection capability.
  • Introduced cumulative probability of detection formulation to assess inspection strategies.
  • Assumed initial flaw size significantly influences inspection initiation and timing.
  • Cumulative probability approach allows flexibility in selecting inspection methods and intervals.
  • Maintains required structural reliability while potentially reducing inspection costs.

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Fohrman et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a250ae37def13d035e1af9chttps://doi.org/10.2478/fas-2025-0004
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