ECSS-E-HB-32-20 (PART-4A), SPACE ENGINEERING: STRUCTURAL MATERIALS HANDBOOK - PART 4: INTEGRITY CONTROL, VERIFICATION GUIDELINES AND MANUFACTURING (20-MAR-2011)

ECSS-E-HB-32-20 (PART-4A), SPACE ENGINEERING: STRUCTURAL MATERIALS HANDBOOK - PART 4: INTEGRITY CONTROL, VERIFICATION GUIDELINES AND MANUFACTURING (20-MAR-2011)., The Structural materials handbook, ECSS-E-HB-32-20, is published in 8 Parts. A glossary of terms, definitions and abbreviated terms for these handbooks is contained in Part 8. Damage tolerance is the ability of a composite material structure to resist the onset of damage and perform to the stipulated design parameters, with damage present, throughout its remaining life time. The guidelines presented are to be read in conjunction with normative ECSS standards.