Retrieved 18 April Over the past decade the Finite element method FEM has also entered the Biomedical sector highlighting further engineering aspects of Biomechanics. Current Biology. Fatigue failure occurs when an object fails after a number of repeated loading and unloading cycles. Current uses of this technology to date include welding the seams of the aluminum main Space Shuttle external tank, Orion Crew Vehicle, Boeing Delta II and Delta IV Expendable Launch Vehicles and the SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket, armor plating for amphibious assault ships, and welding the wings and fuselage panels of the new Eclipse aircraft from Eclipse Aviation among an increasingly growing pool of uses.
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