Aerospace Structures

The Aerospace Structures Section focuses on the development and life management of structures with particular emphasis on all sizes and types of aerospace vehicles. It provides turn-key research and development services, state-of-the-art structural analysis software, and full-scale vehicle to small-scale component testing for a variety of industries.

The section has a long-established history in supporting Aircraft Structural Integrity Programs (ASIP). It is at the forefront of structural fatigue repair using advanced composite material concepts.

Ken Griffin, Ph.D, Manager, (210) 522-6873

Technical strengths and contacts in the section include:

• Aircraft structural integrity program (ASIP) support
  Ken Griffin, Ph.D. or Dale Cope, Ph.D.
  
  
• Aircraft structural design and analysis
  David H. Wieland or Jon Cutshall
  
  
• Aircraft loads and spectra development
  Kurt H. Schrader
  
  
• Durability and damage tolerance analysis
  David H. Wieland,  Joseph W. Cardinal, or Dale Cope, Ph.D.
  
  
• Composite structural repairs
  Ken Griffin, Ph.D.
  
  
• Structural testing
  Mark Jones 
  
  
• Large aircraft modifications
  Jon Cutshall
  
  
• Adaptive structures
  Ken Griffin, Ph.D.
  
  

Also see:

• Structural Integrity and Reliability Section
  
• Aircraft Structural Integrity Brochure

To learn more about integrity and reliability software at SwRI, visit our site at integrityandreliability.swri.org.

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November 18, 2009