TY - BOOK AU - Megson, T H G AU - T H G Megson TI - Aircraft Structure for Engineering SN - 9789382291053 PY - 2013/// PB - Elsevier Pub N1 - 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 UR - https://books.google.co.in/books?id=z39Y6CGu7OsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=aircraft+structures+for+engineering+students&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj6_tKvucfgAhWcw4sBHQFLDkUQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=aircraft%20structures%20for%20engineering%20students&f=false ER -