It is the role of fatigue and fracture mechanics
to ensure that aerospace structures have an adequate service life.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Consulting Areas:

  • High Cycle Fatigue
  • Low Cycle Fatigue
  • LEFM, EPFM, and FMDM concepts
  • KIc, Kc, da/dN tests based on ASTM standards
  • Virtual Testing (generating fracture allowables without conducting tests - Avoiding costs and time of testing)
  • Durability and Damage Tolerance course available for industry - The course has over 1000 slides for fatigue and fracture mechanics of metals and composite parts
  • R&D collaboration in nanotechnology areas
  • Implementation of fracture control plan
  • Independent Reviewer - Provides technical opinion on scientific issues


About Dr. Farahmand

  • Author of three books and contributing author for two books
  • Author of the Fracture Mechanics of Ductile Metals, FMDM, theory
  • Author of a fracture mechanics handbook
  • Author of the virtual testing concept. FTD & FCG codes are available that can generate fracture allowables without conducting tests
  • Author of numerous technical papers
  • Former Boeing Technical Fellow