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Aircraft Safety |
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Poulter laboratory has been engaged in several research programs on aircraft safety and airworthiness. These studies span the range of airworthiness concerns from aircraft catastrophic failure prevention, protection against terrorist bombs, and aging aircraft hazard evaluation and failure prevention.
The aircraft safety research program in Poulter laboratory utilizes several areas of expertise including structural analysis, corrosion and fracture testing and analysis, explosive effects testing and analysis, and crashworthiness.
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Development of fragment barriers to protect aircraft from a catastrophic engine failure.
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Development of a patented hardened luggage container to protect aircraft from a terrorist bomb. |
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Evaluation of fracture development in aging aircraft from fatigue and corrosion. |
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Tests and analyses of composite compressor blades subjected to bird strike loading. |
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