ARO 506 - Aircraft Structures (4)

Aircraft structural design procedures. Analysis of wing and fuselage sections under flight imposed loads. Design and sizing of aircraft structural components. Semimonocoque structures: load distribution, shear flow, multicell box structures. Structural design: flexural and torsional stiffness, skins, longerons, spars, stringers. Buckling characteristics. Margins of safety.

Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate coursework in engineering mechanics, statics as well as dynamics and strength of materials equivalent to those required in an ABET accredited program.
Component(s): 4 lectures.