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Anyone out there use Afgrow?

freckle (Aerospace)

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4 Feb 03 12:23

Is there anyone using the AFGROW program for crack propagation analysis in stiffened panels?
Because AFGROW has no built-in model yet for this mode, I am very interested if someone has simulated a cracked stiffened panel, using an existing AFGROW model. Maybe by using Beta factors. An input example would be very welcome.

Thanks in advance

KSshopper (Aeronautics) · Answer 1 · 2003-02-06 21:13:45

Doesn't AFGROW have a feature to input a Beta Table? If so you can find stiffened panel SIF in many of the published literature: I think the compendium by Rooke and Cartwright have stiffened panels.

freckle (Aerospace) · Answer 2 · 2003-02-12 07:06:33

Thanks Philcondit.
I have found some SIF's in the German Handbook "Handbuch Struktur Berechnungen" HSB for stiffened panels too.
I was just wondering whether there were input examples available from Afgrow users.

jelto

Andries (Aeronautics) · Answer 3 · 2003-02-17 01:27:53

Hi Jelto,

AFGROW does have the feature where the user can input a table of beta values, As Philcondit mentioned, they can be obtained from Rooke & Cartwright's book.

Regards

Andries

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