Author(s)

N.K. Salgado, M.H. Aliabadi & R.E. Callan

Abstract

This paper describes an Object-Orientation and Rule Inferencing approach to control the Boundary Element Mesh generation in a Dam- age Tolerance Design System. A general inference engine is used to apply a set of rules, describing how the Boundary Element mesh must be generated, to a database, containing information that defines the structural configuration. 1 Introduction Fatigue crack propagation is of great importance in aircraft damage tolerance assessment. Air frame designers are often faced with the task of determining how cracks, that are present since the very moment the aircraft is put into service, will propagate during

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