SwRI 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 Aerospace Structures 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