Damage tolerance

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Damage tolerance is the ability to withstand damage. The term is most often used in aerospace engineering to indicate the following characteristics of a component or material:

• the effects of impact (what size, shape, force of an impacting object will cause structural failure?)
• the conditions required to cause metal fatigue
• the ability to withstand fatigue (how long will the part last under a certain type of loading)
• the residual strength of the part after it has undergone impact or fatigue

[edit] External links

• Handbook for Damage Tolerant Design Online handbook by U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (PDF format).