The Boeing Company

Terry D Richardson

Kevin Matthew Retz

John Hershey Fogarty

Charles R Saff

Haozhong Gu

Alex Rubin

Haozhang Gu

Thomas C Beney

Christopher L Morris

A composite sandwich structure comprises a core sandwiched between composite laminate facesheets. The core includes a plurality of core sections spliced together at joints that incorporate integral features for arresting the propagation of irregularities in the facesheets.

Sandwich structure having arrestment feature

Sandwich structure having arrestment feature and method of making the same

A system for utilizing a computer to analyze damage to a structure. The system includes a damage disposition program for determining an appropriate repair procedure for repairing the damage to the structure. Additionally, the system includes a processor for executing the damage disposition program. A predefined set of damage class determination rules are utilized by the damage disposition program to determine a damage class.

System and method for damage evaluation

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Dardenne Prairie, MO, United States of America

Terry D Richardson