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INTRODUCTION TO AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES
AAE 2121
Syllabus
- 01Introduction to Aircraft Structural Components and their functions
- 02Loads on Airframe, Stresses: Tensile, Compressive and Shear
- 03Determination of Stresses on Inclined Planes, Principal Stresses, Strain
- 04Analysis of Plane Truss – Method of Joints – 3 D Truss -Plane Frames - Composite Beam. Propped Cantilevers-- Fixed- Fixed Beam- Clapeyron's Three Moment Equation - Moment Distribution Method
- 05Strain Energy due to Axial, Bending and Torsional Loads - Castigliano's theorem - Maxwell's Reciprocal Theorem, Unit load Method - Application to Beams, Trusses, Frames, Rings, etc
- 06Euler buckling of columns, Inelastic buckling, Effect of Initial Imperfections, Beam Columns, Stability of Beams under Transverse and Axial Loads
- 07Theory of pure Bending
- 08Torsion of Beams
- 09Theory of symmetrical and unsymmetrical bending of beams
- 10Ductile and Brittle Materials Maximum Stress theory – Maximum Strain Theory – Maximum Shear Stress Theory – Distortion Theory – Maximum Strain energy theory and simple problems of shaft under combined loading
- 11Self-study topics recommended
References
- Ramamurtham, S., Strength of Materials, Dhanpat Rai Publishing Co, New Delhi, (2014)
- Megson, T.H.G., Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students, Elsevier ltd., (2017)
- Donaldson B K, Analysis of Aircraft Structures, Cambridge Aerospace Series, McGraw-Hill, (2008)
- Timoshenko, S., Strength of materials, Vols. I & II, Princeton, D.VonNostrand Co., (1988)
- Peery, D.J., Aircraft Structures, McGraw–Hill, N.Y., (2011)
- Rivello, R.M., Theory and Analysis of Flight Structures, McGraw Hill, (1993)
Credits Structure
2Lecture
1Tutorial
0Practical
3Total