Fibre Metal Laminates: An Introduction

Preface. A: Material Properties. 1. Historical overview. 2. Glare features. 3. Next Generation Fibre Metal Laminates. 4. Long-term behaviour. 5. Material design allowables and qualification. 6. New aluminium alloys for Glare. B: Methods. 7. Stress-strain curve. 8. Shear yield strength. 9. Blunt notch strength. 10. Stability. 11. Fatigue. 12. Fatigue of riveted joints. 13. Residual strength. 14. Damage tolerance aspects. C: Design Aspects. 15. Fuselage barrel design and design for manufacturing. 16. Cut-outs; door surrounding. 17. Detailed design concepts. 18. Numerical modelling: delamination buckling. 19. Glare - from invention to innovation. 20. Secondary applications. D: Production. 21. Machineability. 22. Formability. 23. Curved panels. 24. Quality control. E: Safety, Maintenance and Inspection. 25. Inspection and maintenance. 26. Burn-through and lightning strike. 27. Impact properties. 28. Corrosion. 29. Riveted repairs. 30. Bonded repair patches. 31. Bonded repairs for C-5A fuselage crown cracking. 32. Eddy Current inspection. 33. Glare as part of Sustainable and Environmentally Sound Engineering. Authors and Affiliations. Sponsors.Vlot, Ad is the author of 'Fibre Metal Laminates: An Introduction' with ISBN 9781402003912 and ISBN 1402003919.