Analysis of aircraft structures : an introduction

✍ Scribed by Bruce K Donaldson

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 975
• Series: Cambridge aerospace series
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Stress in structures -- Stresses and coordinate axis rotations -- Displacements and strains -- Strains in rotated coordinate systems -- The mechanical behavior of engineering materials -- Linearly elastic materials -- The theory of elasticity -- Plane stress theory of elasticity solutions -- Bending and extensional stresses in beams -- Beam bending and extensional deflections -- Additional beam bending topics -- Uniform torsion of beams -- Beam torsion approximate solutions -- Beam shearing stresses due to shearing forces -- Work and potential energy principles -- Precursor numerical analyses -- Introduction to the finite element method -- Finite element truss problems -- Basic aspects of multidimensional finite elements -- The unit load method for determinate structures -- The unit load method for indeterminate structures -- Thin plate theory -- Elastic and aeroelastic instabilities

✦ Table of Contents

Frontmatter......Page 2
Contents......Page 12
Introduction to the Second Edition......Page 20
Introduction to the First Edition......Page 22
List of Repeated Engineering Symbols......Page 26
Acknowledgments......Page 34
Part I - The Fundamentals of Structural Analysis......Page 44
1 - Stress in Structures......Page 48
2 - Stresses and Coordinate Axis Rotations......Page 81
3 - Displacements and Strains......Page 111
4 - Strains in Rotated Coordinate Systems......Page 138
5 - The Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials......Page 152
6 - Linearly Elastic Materials......Page 189
Part II - Introduction to the Theory of Elasticity......Page 208
7 - The Theory of Elasticity......Page 210
8 - Plane Stress Theory of Elasticity Solutions......Page 235
Parts I and II Review Questions......Page 254
Part III - Engineering Theory for Straight, Long Beams......Page 262
9 - Bending and Extensional Stresses in Beams......Page 268
10 - Beam Bending and Extensional Deflections......Page 314
11 - Additional Beam Bending Topics......Page 353
12 - Uniform Torsion of Beams......Page 411
13 - Beam Torsion Approximate Solutions......Page 446
Beam Bending and Torsion Review Questions......Page 477
14 - Beam Shearing Stresses Due to Shearing Forces......Page 487
Part IV - Work and Energy Principles......Page 518
15 - Work and Potential Energy Principles......Page 522
Part V - Energy-Based Numerical Solutions......Page 564
16 - Precursor Numerical Analyses......Page 566
17 - Introduction to the Finite Element Method......Page 588
18 - Finite Element Truss Problems......Page 645
19 - Basic Aspects of Multidimensional Finite Elements......Page 666
20 - The Unit Load Method for Determinate Structures......Page 698
21 - The Unit Load Method for Indeterminate Structures......Page 743
Parts IV and V Review Questions......Page 790
Part VI - Thin Plate Theory and Structural Stability......Page 800
22 - Thin Plate Theory......Page 802
23 - Elastic and Aeroelastic Instabilities......Page 835
Appendix A - Additional Topics......Page 882
Appendix B - Selected Answers to Exercises......Page 896
References......Page 968
Index......Page 972