Inside the massive testing hangars across Seattle and Everett, the world's biggest jetliners are turned into mechanical lab rats. Hydraulic actuators yank their wings skyward, compressors simulate ...
Donated by: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Original Location: Minnesota State Highway 43, Mississippi River Crossing Year Built: 1941 Structure Type: Main – Steel riveted cantilever ...
Boeing has begun fatigue testing on the structural airframe of the 787 Dreamliner. Fatigue testing involves placing the 787 test airframe into a test rig that simulates multiple lifecycles to test how ...
Mechanical parts are more frequently subjected to cyclic loads than solely static loads. Fatigue issues are commonly observed in turbine blades, aerospace components, locomotive systems, large ...
Another phase of the fatigue test of the new L-39NG jet aircraft from the Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody was successfully completed at the Czech Aerospace Research Centre in Prague. The prototype ...
FINDLAY, Ohio—Endurica L.L.C., a characterization and software simulation company that specializes in fatigue testing, has introduced automatic block cycle generation for its patented Endurica CL ...
In my May 2020 CW column, I introduced a new test method for measuring the fracture toughness within the facesheet-to-core interface region of sandwich composites. This proposed test method, referred ...