Aircraft Structure for Engineering
Megson, T H G
Aircraft Structure for Engineering - Elsevier Pub 2013
PART A. Fundamentals of Structural Analysis
Section A1 Elasticity
Chapter 1. Basic elasticity
1.1 Stress
1.2 Notation for forces and stresses
1.3 Equations of equilibrium
1.4 Plane stress
1.5 Boundary conditions
1.6 Determination of stresses on inclined planes
1.7 Principal stresses
1.8 Mohr's circle of stress
1.9 Strain
1.10 Compatibility equations
1.11 Plane strain
1.12 Determination of strains on inclined planes
1.13 Principal strains
1.14 Mohr's circle of strain
1.15 Stress–strain relationships
1.16 Experimental measurement of surface strains
REFERENCES
Additional Reading
Chapter 2. Two-dimensional problems in elasticity
2.1 Two-dimensional problems
2.2 Stress functions
2.3 Inverse and semi-inverse methods
2.4 St. venant's principle
2.5 Displacements
2.6 Bending of an end-loaded cantilever
REFERENCE
Chapter 3. Torsion of solid sections
3.1 Prandtl stress function solution
3.2 St. Venant warping function solution
3.3 The membrane analogy
3.4 Torsion of a narrow rectangular strip
REFERENCES
Section A2 Virtual work, energy, and matrix methods
Chapter 4. Virtual work and energy methods
4.1 Work
4.2 Principle of virtual work
4.3 Applications of the principle of virtual work
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Chapter 5. Energy methods
5.1 Strain energy and complementary energy
5.2 Principle of the stationary value of the total complementary energy
5.3 Application to deflection problems
5.4 Application to the solution of statically indeterminate systems
5.5 Unit load method
5.6 Flexibility method
5.7 Total potential energy
5.8 Principle of the stationary value of the total potential energy
5.9 Principle of superposition
5.10 Reciprocal theorem
5.11 Temperature effects
REFERENCES
Further reading
Chapter 6. Matrix methods
6.1 Notation
6.2 Stiffness matrix for an elastic spring
6.3 Stiffness matrix for two elastic springs in line
6.4 Matrix analysis of pin-jointed frameworks
6.5 Application to statically indeterminate frameworks
6.6 Matrix analysis of space frames
6.7 Stiffness matrix for a uniform beam
6.8 Finite element method for continuum structures
REFERENCES
Further reading
Section A3 Thin plate theory
Chapter 7. Bending of thin plates
7.1 Pure bending of thin plates
7.2 Plates subjected to bending and twisting
7.3 Plates subjected to a distributed transverse load
7.4 Combined bending and in-plane loading of a thin rectangular plate
7.5 Bending of thin plates having a small initial curvature
7.6 Energy method for the bending of thin plates
Further reading
Section A4 Structural instability
Chapter 8. Columns
8.1 Euler buckling of columns
8.2 Inelastic buckling
8.3 Effect of initial imperfections
8.4 Stability of beams under transverse and axial loads
8.5 Energy method for the calculation of buckling loads in columns
8.6 Flexural–torsional buckling of thin-walled columns
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Chapter 9. Thin plates
9.1 Buckling of thin plates
9.2 Inelastic buckling of plates
9.3 Experimental determination of the critical load for a flat plate
9.4 Local instability
9.5 Instability of stiffened panels
9.6 Failure stress in plates and stiffened panels
9.7 Tension field beams
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Section A5 Vibration of structures
Chapter 10. Structural vibration
10.1 Oscillation of mass–spring systems
10.2 Oscillation of beams
10.3 Approximate methods for determining natural frequencies
PART B. Analysis Of Aircraft Structures
Section B1 Principles of stressed skin construction
Chapter 11. Materials
11.1 Aluminum alloys
11.2 Steel
11.3 Titanium
11.4 Plastics
11.5 Glass
11.6 Composite materials
11.7 Properties of materials
Chapter 12. Structural components of aircraft
12.1 Loads on structural components
12.2 Function of structural components
12.3 Fabrication of structural components
12.4 Connections
REFERENCE
Section B2 Airworthiness and airframe loads
Chapter 13. Airworthiness
13.1 Factors of safety-flight envelope
13.2 Load factor determination
REFERENCE
Chapter 14. Airframe loads
14.1 Aircraft inertia loads
14.2 Symmetric maneuver loads
14.3 Normal accelerations associated with various types of maneuver
14.4 Gust loads
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Chapter 15. Fatigue
15.1 Safe life and fail-safe structures
15.2 Designing against fatigue
15.3 Fatigue strength of components
15.4 Prediction of aircraft fatigue life
15.5 Crack propagation
REFERENCES
Further reading
Section B3 Bending, shear and torsion of thin-walled beams
Chapter 16. Bending of open and closed, thin-walled beams
16.1 Symmetrical bending
16.2 Unsymmetrical bending
16.3 Deflections due to bending
16.4 Calculation of section properties
16.5 Applicability of bending theory
16.6 Temperature effects
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Chapter 17. Shear of beams
17.1 General stress, strain, and displacement relationships for open and single-cell closed section thin-walled beams
17.2 Shear of open section beams
17.3 Shear of closed section beams
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Chapter 18. Torsion of beams
18.1 Torsion of closed section beams
18.2 Torsion of open section beams
Chapter 19. Combined open and closed section beams
19.1 Bending
19.2 Shear
19.3 Torsion
Chapter 20. Structural idealization
20.1 Principle
20.2 Idealization of a panel
20.3 Effect of idealization on the analysis of open and closed section beams
20.4 Deflection of open and closed section beams
Section B4 Stress analysis of aircraft components
Chapter 21. Wing spars and box beams
21.1 Tapered wing spar
21.2 Open and closed section beams
21.3 Beams having variable stringer areas
Chapter 22. Fuselages
22.1 Bending
22.2 Shear
22.3 Torsion
22.4 Cut-outs in fuselages
Chapter 23. Wings
23.1 Three-boom shell
23.2 Bending
23.3 Torsion
23.4 Shear
23.5 Shear center
23.6 Tapered wings
23.7 Deflections
23.8 Cut-outs in wings
Chapter 24. Fuselage frames and wing ribs
24.1 Principles of stiffener/web construction
24.2 Fuselage frames
24.3 Wing ribs
Chapter 25. Laminated composite structures
25.1 Elastic constants of a simple lamina
25.2 Stress–strain relationships for an orthotropic ply (macro approach)
25.3 Thin-walled composite beams
REFERENCES
Section B5 Structural and loading discontinuities
Chapter 26. Closed section beams
26.1 General aspects
26.2 Shear stress distribution at a built-in end of a closed section beam
26.3 Thin-walled rectangular section beam subjected to torsion
26.4 Shear lag
REFERENCE
Chapter 27. Open section beams
27.1 I-Section beam subjected to torsion
27.2 Torsion of an arbitrary section beam
27.3 Distributed torque loading
27.4 Extension of the theory to allow for general systems of loading
27.5 Moment couple (bimoment)
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Section B6 Introduction to aeroelasticity
Chapter 28. Wing problems
28.1 Types of problem
28.2 Load distribution and divergence
28.3 Control effectiveness and reversal
28.4 Introduction to “flutter”
REFERENCES
Appendix: Design of a rear fuselage
A.1 Specification
A.2 Data
A.3 Initial calculations
A.4 Balancing out calculations
A.5 Fuselage loads
A.6 Fuselage design calculations
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Aircraft Structure for Engineering - Elsevier Pub 2013
PART A. Fundamentals of Structural Analysis
Section A1 Elasticity
Chapter 1. Basic elasticity
1.1 Stress
1.2 Notation for forces and stresses
1.3 Equations of equilibrium
1.4 Plane stress
1.5 Boundary conditions
1.6 Determination of stresses on inclined planes
1.7 Principal stresses
1.8 Mohr's circle of stress
1.9 Strain
1.10 Compatibility equations
1.11 Plane strain
1.12 Determination of strains on inclined planes
1.13 Principal strains
1.14 Mohr's circle of strain
1.15 Stress–strain relationships
1.16 Experimental measurement of surface strains
REFERENCES
Additional Reading
Chapter 2. Two-dimensional problems in elasticity
2.1 Two-dimensional problems
2.2 Stress functions
2.3 Inverse and semi-inverse methods
2.4 St. venant's principle
2.5 Displacements
2.6 Bending of an end-loaded cantilever
REFERENCE
Chapter 3. Torsion of solid sections
3.1 Prandtl stress function solution
3.2 St. Venant warping function solution
3.3 The membrane analogy
3.4 Torsion of a narrow rectangular strip
REFERENCES
Section A2 Virtual work, energy, and matrix methods
Chapter 4. Virtual work and energy methods
4.1 Work
4.2 Principle of virtual work
4.3 Applications of the principle of virtual work
REFERENCE
Chapter 5. Energy methods
5.1 Strain energy and complementary energy
5.2 Principle of the stationary value of the total complementary energy
5.3 Application to deflection problems
5.4 Application to the solution of statically indeterminate systems
5.5 Unit load method
5.6 Flexibility method
5.7 Total potential energy
5.8 Principle of the stationary value of the total potential energy
5.9 Principle of superposition
5.10 Reciprocal theorem
5.11 Temperature effects
REFERENCES
Further reading
Chapter 6. Matrix methods
6.1 Notation
6.2 Stiffness matrix for an elastic spring
6.3 Stiffness matrix for two elastic springs in line
6.4 Matrix analysis of pin-jointed frameworks
6.5 Application to statically indeterminate frameworks
6.6 Matrix analysis of space frames
6.7 Stiffness matrix for a uniform beam
6.8 Finite element method for continuum structures
REFERENCES
Further reading
Section A3 Thin plate theory
Chapter 7. Bending of thin plates
7.1 Pure bending of thin plates
7.2 Plates subjected to bending and twisting
7.3 Plates subjected to a distributed transverse load
7.4 Combined bending and in-plane loading of a thin rectangular plate
7.5 Bending of thin plates having a small initial curvature
7.6 Energy method for the bending of thin plates
Further reading
Section A4 Structural instability
Chapter 8. Columns
8.1 Euler buckling of columns
8.2 Inelastic buckling
8.3 Effect of initial imperfections
8.4 Stability of beams under transverse and axial loads
8.5 Energy method for the calculation of buckling loads in columns
8.6 Flexural–torsional buckling of thin-walled columns
REFERENCES
Chapter 9. Thin plates
9.1 Buckling of thin plates
9.2 Inelastic buckling of plates
9.3 Experimental determination of the critical load for a flat plate
9.4 Local instability
9.5 Instability of stiffened panels
9.6 Failure stress in plates and stiffened panels
9.7 Tension field beams
REFERENCES
Section A5 Vibration of structures
Chapter 10. Structural vibration
10.1 Oscillation of mass–spring systems
10.2 Oscillation of beams
10.3 Approximate methods for determining natural frequencies
PART B. Analysis Of Aircraft Structures
Section B1 Principles of stressed skin construction
Chapter 11. Materials
11.1 Aluminum alloys
11.2 Steel
11.3 Titanium
11.4 Plastics
11.5 Glass
11.6 Composite materials
11.7 Properties of materials
Chapter 12. Structural components of aircraft
12.1 Loads on structural components
12.2 Function of structural components
12.3 Fabrication of structural components
12.4 Connections
REFERENCE
Section B2 Airworthiness and airframe loads
Chapter 13. Airworthiness
13.1 Factors of safety-flight envelope
13.2 Load factor determination
REFERENCE
Chapter 14. Airframe loads
14.1 Aircraft inertia loads
14.2 Symmetric maneuver loads
14.3 Normal accelerations associated with various types of maneuver
14.4 Gust loads
REFERENCES
Chapter 15. Fatigue
15.1 Safe life and fail-safe structures
15.2 Designing against fatigue
15.3 Fatigue strength of components
15.4 Prediction of aircraft fatigue life
15.5 Crack propagation
REFERENCES
Further reading
Section B3 Bending, shear and torsion of thin-walled beams
Chapter 16. Bending of open and closed, thin-walled beams
16.1 Symmetrical bending
16.2 Unsymmetrical bending
16.3 Deflections due to bending
16.4 Calculation of section properties
16.5 Applicability of bending theory
16.6 Temperature effects
REFERENCE
Chapter 17. Shear of beams
17.1 General stress, strain, and displacement relationships for open and single-cell closed section thin-walled beams
17.2 Shear of open section beams
17.3 Shear of closed section beams
REFERENCE
Chapter 18. Torsion of beams
18.1 Torsion of closed section beams
18.2 Torsion of open section beams
Chapter 19. Combined open and closed section beams
19.1 Bending
19.2 Shear
19.3 Torsion
Chapter 20. Structural idealization
20.1 Principle
20.2 Idealization of a panel
20.3 Effect of idealization on the analysis of open and closed section beams
20.4 Deflection of open and closed section beams
Section B4 Stress analysis of aircraft components
Chapter 21. Wing spars and box beams
21.1 Tapered wing spar
21.2 Open and closed section beams
21.3 Beams having variable stringer areas
Chapter 22. Fuselages
22.1 Bending
22.2 Shear
22.3 Torsion
22.4 Cut-outs in fuselages
Chapter 23. Wings
23.1 Three-boom shell
23.2 Bending
23.3 Torsion
23.4 Shear
23.5 Shear center
23.6 Tapered wings
23.7 Deflections
23.8 Cut-outs in wings
Chapter 24. Fuselage frames and wing ribs
24.1 Principles of stiffener/web construction
24.2 Fuselage frames
24.3 Wing ribs
Chapter 25. Laminated composite structures
25.1 Elastic constants of a simple lamina
25.2 Stress–strain relationships for an orthotropic ply (macro approach)
25.3 Thin-walled composite beams
REFERENCES
Section B5 Structural and loading discontinuities
Chapter 26. Closed section beams
26.1 General aspects
26.2 Shear stress distribution at a built-in end of a closed section beam
26.3 Thin-walled rectangular section beam subjected to torsion
26.4 Shear lag
REFERENCE
Chapter 27. Open section beams
27.1 I-Section beam subjected to torsion
27.2 Torsion of an arbitrary section beam
27.3 Distributed torque loading
27.4 Extension of the theory to allow for general systems of loading
27.5 Moment couple (bimoment)
REFERENCES
Section B6 Introduction to aeroelasticity
Chapter 28. Wing problems
28.1 Types of problem
28.2 Load distribution and divergence
28.3 Control effectiveness and reversal
28.4 Introduction to “flutter”
REFERENCES
Appendix: Design of a rear fuselage
A.1 Specification
A.2 Data
A.3 Initial calculations
A.4 Balancing out calculations
A.5 Fuselage loads
A.6 Fuselage design calculations
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