Introduction to Aircraft Structural Analysis

Based on the author's best-selling text, Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students , this brief book covers the basics of structural analysis as applied to aircraft structures Coverage of elasticity, energy methods and virtual work set the stage for discussions of airworthiness/airframe loads and stress analysis of aircraft components Numerous worked examples, illustrations, and sample problems show how to apply the concepts to realistic situations. Self-contained, this value-priced book is an excellent resource for anyone learning the subject. Based on the author's best-selling text Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students , this introduction covers core concepts in about 200 fewer pages than the original by removing some optional topics like structural vibrations and aeroelasticity Systematic step-by-step procedures in the worked examples Self-contained, with complete derivations for key equations

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T.H.G. Megson is a professor emeritus with the Department of Civil Engineering at Leeds University (UK).

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2nd edition of the guide that covers the basics of structural analysis as applied to aircraft structures. An excellent resource for students and general readers.

Inhalt
Part A: Fundamentals of Structural Analysis

1. Basic Elasticity
2. 2D Problems in Elasticity
3. Torsion of Solid Sections
4. Virtual Work and Energy Methods
5. Energy Methods
6. Matrix Methods
7. Bending of Thin Plates
8. Columns

9. Thin Plates

   Part B: Analysis of Aircraft Structures

10. Materials
11. Structural Components of Aircraft
12. Airworthiness
13. Airframe Loads
14. Fatigue
15. Bending of Open, Closed, and Thin Walled Beams
16. Shear of Beams
17. Torsion of Beams
18. Combined Open and Closed Section Beams
19. Structural Idealization
20. Wing Spars and Box Beams
21. Fuselages
22. Wings
23. Fuselage frames and wing ribs