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4. Application to the design of aeronautical structures
4.1 Regulatory aspects
Mechanical structures involving personal safety are subject to regulations. For example, pressure equipment is subject to the European Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) and the Decree of December 12, 2005 on nuclear pressure equipment.
We'll take the example of passenger aircraft regulations.
The main aim of these regulations is to ensure passenger safety and the social acceptability (safety, nuisance) of air transport.
For a European designer operating in Europe, the EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) certification authority requires :
Rules of procedure: Part 21 ;
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technical regulations including the...
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Application to the design of aeronautical structures
Bibliography
Software tools
MorfeoCrack (Cenaero)/plugin for Samcef (LMS-Samtech) http://www.cenaero.be/
DARWIN™ http://www.darwin.swri.org
ESACRACK http://www.esacrack.com
Events
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International Conference on Fatigue Damage of Structural Materials (Hyannis, USA)
Standards and norms
- Certification procedures for products and parts advisory circular – Damage tolerance for high energy turbine engine rotors US department of transportation – Federal aviation administration http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_cirulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/22920 - AC 33.14-1 -
- Amendment 1, European aviation safety agency http://www.easa.europa.eu/agency-measures/docs/agency-decisions/2010/2010-015-R/CS-E_amendment%203/pdf...
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