Abstract
This chapter discusses the design of composite structures. A safe structural design of a PSE must be based on a realistic assessment of practical damage scenarios. Scenarios that involve definition of threat, initial damage, detectability, damage growth, and type of inspection must be part of both design process and design criteria. This chapter contains a cavalcade of possibilities and a display of typical and necessary orders of magnitudes. Each PSE has its own set of integrity requirements based on the criticality situation at each location. However, design criteria can have a common set of goals. The chapter discusses two types that are part of every structural design process. One set is based on the nature of the loads and deals with these types: ultimate load integrity, static strength, limit load integrity, damage tolerance, ‘‘Get-home’’ load integrity; discrete source damage resistance, and damage tolerance. These integrities are the basis for structural design and the foundation for structural safety. Finally, safety depends on the inspection quality in such a way that only after a detailed definition of the inspection programs is available, can the ‘‘true’’ detail design constraints and criteria be created.
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