Mechanics of Aero-structures
Cambridge University Press, 6/17/2015
EAN 9781107075771, ISBN10: 1107075777
Hardcover, 265 pages, 26 x 18.3 x 1.4 cm
Language: English
Mechanics of Aero-structures is a concise textbook for students of aircraft structures, which covers aircraft loads and maneuvers, torsion and bending of single cell, multi-cell and open thin-walled structures. Static structural stability, energy methods, and aero-elastic instability are discussed. Numerous examples and exercises are included to enhance the students' facility with structural analysis. This textbook is meant for third- and fourth-year undergraduate students in the aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs, and the material included can be covered in a one semester course. A sufficient number of figures are included for the clarity of the subject matter. The book begins with a description of aerodynamic loads to motivate students, and includes an in-depth description of energy methods - an essential topic.
1. Aircraft structural components and loads
2. Elements of elasticity
3. Energy methods
4. Torsion
5. Bending
6. Stability of structures
7. Failure theories.