Book Description
Written specifically for students of aeronautical engineering
covers not only the fundamentals of elasticity, but also the
associated topics of airworthiness and aeroelasticity. A
self-contained course in aircraft structures, coverage corresponds
to and complements the general course work from the beginning of
the second year of study through the advanced topics of the final
year. The first section covers includes sufficient elasticity
theory to provide the basic tools of structural analysis,
indicating the role and limitations of each analytical method. The
second section covers the analysis of the thin-walled, cellular
type of structure peculiar to aircraft and features discussion of
structural materials, the fabrication and function of structural
components, and an introduction to structural idealization. This
section also investigates modifications necessary to account for
axial constraint effects and presents computational methods of
structural analysis. Final chapters cover airworthiness and
aeroelasticity. Numerous worked and unworked problems with answers
are included.
Synopsis
This work provides a self-contained course in aircraft structures,
covering not only the fundamentals of elasticity and aircraft
structural analysis, but also the associated topics of
airworthiness and aeroelasticity. Although much of the information
is timeless, this edition is updated throughout and includes new
material on areas that have developed since the last edition -
both in educational and technological terms. The section on energy
methods - an area of growing importance - has been expanded, and
finite element methods are examined in greater depth. This edition
also includes a free solutions manual for all end-of-chapter
problems.
-Extra worked examples and problems.
-Latest materials in aircraft construction.
-Airframe loads produced by manoeuvring.
-Increased Finite Element analysis.
'Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students' provides a completely self contained course in aircraft structures, which includes discussion on the fundamentals of elasticity and aircraft structural analysis, as well as the associated topics of airworthiness and aeroelasticity. Although much of the basic material is timeless, the author has updated the text throughout, including new material on areas that have developed since the last edition - in both educational and technological terms. As well as extensive revisions, the new edition includes a solutions manual for all end of chapter problems to accompany the text.
From the Publisher
The expansion of aviation makes aircraft structures an increasingly important topic at undergraduate level. Since its original publication in 1972, this book has become the 'bible' for aircraft structures.
About the Author
Department of Civil Engineering, Leeds University, UK.
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