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The concept of safety of aircraft structures

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This article deals with modern approaches to providing endurance strength, safe operating life, and durability of aircraft. The major survival criteria mentioned here are scheduled damages, fatigue fractures, inspection intervals in duplicated strength components, and the prevention of fatigue damages.

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Original Russian Text © G.I. Nesterenko, 2009, published in Problemy Mashinostroeniya i Mashin, 2009, No. 5, pp. 118–123.

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Nesterenko, G.I. The concept of safety of aircraft structures. J. Mach. Manuf. Reliab. 38, 516–519 (2009). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1052618809050197

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