C2.4 Paolo Santini Memorial Lecture: Safety of Spaceflight Structures – The Application of Fracture and Damage Control

Symposium: C2. IAF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
Session: 4 – Advanced Materials and Structures for High Temperature Applications
Room: ÖVB 2
Time: 09:45

Since Apollo it has been necessary to ensure the safety of spaceflight structures by fracture and damage tolerance methods. Fracture and damage control cover a wide range of structural and materials engineering disciplines. This paper will present a brief overview of the history, the current state of art, and new developments in implementing fracture and damage control to assure spaceflight structural integrity.