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Multiple-Site Damage in Riveted Lap Joints – Experimental Observations

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Riveted Lap Joints in Aircraft Fuselage

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The present chapter is divided into two sections. In Sect. 8.1, two passenger aircraft accidents due to multiple-site damage (MSD) of riveted lap joints are described in detail. Section 8.2 presents some results of experimental investigations into MSD performed on full-scale fuselage panels and lap joint specimens.

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    Research into residual strength of fuselage panels will be considered in detail in Chap. 10.

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Skorupa, A., Skorupa, M. (2012). Multiple-Site Damage in Riveted Lap Joints – Experimental Observations. In: Riveted Lap Joints in Aircraft Fuselage. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 189. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4282-6_8

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