Fascinating Sensors
Credit: Alcoa
Studies from Stanford University’s Structures and Composite laboratories show that the joint holes around fasteners account for half of all fatigue cracks in airframes. Alcoa has teamed up with Stanford scientists to develop a new structural health monitoring system (SHM) for commercial aircraft...
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