04/01/2022
Critical Reasons Why Your Designed Aerospace Structure May Have Failed
Structures designed for aerospace applications tend to need to meet numerous design requirements, often trade-offs between these requirements must be done, and furthermore, they can vary between sectors. Below is a high-level list of some of the reasons why, even after all design requirements may have been met, an aerospace design may still need a redesign:
- not all system requirements relevant to the design were actually accounted for
- an entire load case, important to the structural design, was missed
- specific loading on the structure (such as static, dynamic (impact, shock, vibrations), fatigue), was not properly accounted for in hand analysis, computer simulation or testing
- consideration of failure due to bending, buckling, compression, crippling, inter-rivet buckling, tension, and/or torsion were not accounted for
- the structure was modelled wrong in finite element modelling software (such as incorrect boundary conditions or the elements used to represent areas in the design)
Staff at Ascent & Descent Space Solutions are available to consult on methods to improve existing aerospace designs, and can even use computer-aided design and finite element software to help create parts and conduct structural analyses for new designs. Browse our website and feel free to contact our company using the form at https://ascentdescentspacesolutions.com/inquiries to book a free consultation for further details.
