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KEY TERMS:
NASGRO
FLAGRO
life
assessment
crack
growth
fracture
mechanics
damage
tolerance
structural
integrity
analysis
materials
database
consortium
software
stress
intensity
factor
boundary
element
method
fracture
control
critical
crack size
NASA
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NASGRO® Availability |
The current production version of NASGRO is 7.0. This version is commercially available and licensable for a fee.
In keeping with the Space Act Agreement between NASA Johnson Space Center and Southwest Research Institute, executable versions of NASGRO and user support are currently available at no cost to only a specified set of users:
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NASA Centers
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NASA Contractors (for use only on NASA contracts)
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European Space Agency (ESA) and its contractors (for use only on ESA contracts)
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its contractors (for use only on FAA contracts)
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Consultant FAA DERs certified for damage tolerance analysis
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Other U.S. Government agencies providing sustaining financial support for NASGRO
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Participants in the NASGRO Consortium
NASGRO is available to all other
users for a licensing fee. These “other” users include NASA/ESA/FAA
contractors using NASGRO on non-NASA, non-ESA, or non-FAA projects.
Materials
Engineering Department
Structural Engineering Department
Mechanical Engineering
Division
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