Additive Manufacturing enables the direct conversion of complex shapes obtained from computer-aided design or 3D scanning data into physical objects. Thanks to its digital flexibility and efficiency, ...

Thought LeadersProf. Bo ChenProfessor in MaterialsUniversity of Southampton Prof. Bo Chen, a Professor in Materials at the University of Southampton, UK, focuses on the structural integrity and ...

The probable cause of the American Airlines Flight 587 crash on Nov. 12, 2001, was "in-flight separation of the vertical stabilizer as a result of the loads beyond ultimate design that were created by ...

A single component failure can bring an entire system to a halt, leading to costly downtime, safety risks and compromised performance. For mechanical engineers, designing critical components isn’t ...

The turbulent air above a wildfire is punishing to aircraft structures. The excessive and frequent loads place an inordinate number of loading cycles on an aircraft, leading to accelerated crack ...

A new research project supported by the European Union aims to clarify, enhance and unify methods of structural integrity assessment of safety-critical concrete infrastructure in support of long-term ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU and Louisiana Tech University established the Center for Innovations in Structural Integrity Assurance (CISIA), the first Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC ...