Aerospace Structures

The Aerospace Structures Section focuses on the development and life management of structures with particular emphasis on all sizes and types of aerospace vehicles. It provides turn-key research and development services, state-of-the-art structural analysis capability, and full-scale vehicle to small-scale component testing for all segments of the aerospace community.

The section has a long-established history in supporting Aircraft Structural Integrity Programs (ASIP). It is at the forefront of structural development areas such as:

• Probabilistic structural design
• Structural health management
• Bonded repair development

Ken Griffin, Ph.D, Manager, (210) 522-6873

Technical strengths and contacts in the section include:

• Aircraft structural integrity program (ASIP) support
  David H. Wieland or Dale Cope, Ph.D.
  
  
• Aircraft structural design and analysis
   Jon Cutshall or David H. Wieland
  
  
• Aircraft loads and spectra development
  Kurt H. Schrader or Ken Griffin, Ph.D.
  
  

  	Aerospace Structures Capabilities

• Probabilistic structural design
  Lucky Smith or Joseph W. Cardinal
  
  
• Structural testing
  Jody Cronenberger
  
  
• Structural health monitoring
  Dale Cope, Ph.D. or Jody Cronenberger
  
   

   Aircraft Structural Integrity

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January 24, 2012