MECHANICS OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES Explore the most up-to-date overview of the foundations of aircraft structures combined with a review of new aircraft materials The newly revised Third Edition of Mechanics of Aircraft Structures delivers a combination of the fundamentals of aircraft structure with an overview of new materials in the industry and a collection of rigorous analysis tools into a single one-stop resource. Perfect for a one-semester introductory course in structural mechanics and aerospace engineering, the distinguished authors have created a textbook that is also ideal for mechanical or aerospace engineers who wish to stay updated on recent advances in the industry. The new edition contains new problems and worked examples in each chapter and improves student accessibility. A new chapter on aircraft loads and new material on elasticity and structural idealization form part of the expanded content in the book. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of: A thorough introduction to the characteristics of aircraft structures and materials, including the different types of aircraft structures and their basic structural elements An exploration of load on aircraft structures, including loads on wing, fuselage, landing gear, and stabilizer structures An examination of the concept of elasticity, including the concepts of displacement, strain, and stress, and the equations of equilibrium in a nonuniform stress field A treatment of the concept of torsion Perfect for senior undergraduate and graduate students in aerospace engineering, Mechanics of Aircraft Structures will also earn a place in the libraries of aerospace engineers seeking a one-stop reference to solidify their understanding of the fundamentals of aircraft structures and discover an overview of new materials in the field.

Table of Contents:
Preface to the Third Edition xiii Preface to the Second Edition xv Preface to the First Edition xvii About the Companion Website xix 1 Characteristics of Aircraft Structures and Materials 1 1.1 Introduction, 1 1.2 Types of Aircraft Structures, 1 1.2.1 Fixed-Wing Aircraft, 2 1.2.2 Rotorcraft, 2 1.2.3 Lighter-than-Air Vehicles, 2 1.2.4 Drones, 2 1.3 Basic Structural Elements in Aircraft Structure, 3 1.3.1 Fuselage, 3 1.3.2 Wing, 3 1.3.3 Landing Gear, 4 1.3.4 Control Surfaces, 4 1.4 Aircraft Materials, 5 1.4.1 Steel Alloys, 5 1.4.2 Aluminum Alloys, 6 1.4.3 Titanium Alloys, 6 1.4.4 Fiber-Reinforced Composites, 6 Problems, 7 2 Loads on Aircraft Structures 9 2.1 Introduction, 9 2.2 Basic Structural Elements, 9 2.2.1 Axial Member, 9 2.2.2 Shear Panel, 11 2.2.3 Bending Member (Beam), 12 2.2.4 Torsion Member, 13 2.3 Wing and Fuselage, 15 2.3.1 Load Transfer, 15 2.3.2 Wing Structure, 16 2.3.3 Fuselage, 17 Problems, 20 3 Introduction to Elasticity 23 3.1 Introduction, 23 3.2 Concept of Displacement, 24 3.3 Strain, 26 3.3.1 Rigid Body Motion, 28 3.4 Stress, 30 3.5 Equations of Equilibrium in a Uniform Stress Field, 31 3.6 Equations of Equilibrium in a Nonuniform Stress Field, 33 3.7 Stress Vector and Stress Components Relations, 35 3.8 Principal Stress, 37 3.9 Shear Stress, 40 3.10 Stress Transformation, 41 3.11 Linear Stress–Strain Relations, 44 3.11.1 Strains Induced by Normal Stress, 45 3.11.2 Strains Induced by Shear Stress, 47 3.11.3 Three-Dimensional Stress–Strain Relations, 47 3.11.3.1 Orthotropic Materials, 49 3.11.3.2 Isotropic Materials, 50 3.12 Plane Elasticity, 51 3.12.1 Stress–Strain Relations for Plane Isotropic Solids, 52 3.12.1.1 Plane Strain, 52 3.12.1.2 Plane Stress, 53 3.12.2 Stress–Strain Relations for Orthotropic Solids in Plane Stress, 54 3.12.3 Governing Equations, 55 3.12.3.1 Equilibrium Equations, 55 3.12.3.2 Boundary Conditions, 55 3.12.3.3 Compatibility Equation, 56 3.12.4 Solution by Airy Stress Function for Plane Isotropic Solids, 57 3.12.5 Plane Elasticity Solutions in Polar Coordinate System, 59 3.12.5.1 Strain–Displacement Relations, 59 3.12.5.2 Stresses in Polar Coordinates and Equilibrium Equations, 60 3.12.5.3 Stress–Strain Relations, 61 3.12.5.4 Stress Function Formulations, 61 3.13 Formulations Beyond 2-D Plane Elasticity, 62 Problems, 64 References, 71 4 Torsion 73 4.1 Introduction, 73 4.2 Torsion of Uniform Bars With Arbitrary Cross-Section, 73 4.2.1 Governing Equations, 74 4.2.2 Boundary Conditions, 76 4.2.3 Torque–Stress Relations, 77 4.2.4 Warping Displacement, 78 4.2.5 Torsion Constant, 79 4.3 Bars With Circular Cross-Sections, 79 4.3.1 Elasticity Approach Using Prandtl Stress Function, 79 4.3.2 Mechanics of Solid Approach, 82 4.4 Bars With Narrow Rectangular Cross-Sections, 85 4.5 Closed Single-Cell Thin-Walled Sections, 88 4.5.1 The s–n Coordinate System, 88 4.5.2 Prandtl Stress Function, 90 4.5.3 Shear Flow q, 91 4.5.4 Shear Flow–Torque Relation, 91 4.5.5 Twist Angle, 93 4.5.5.1 Method 1, 93 4.5.5.2 Method 2 for Constant Shear Flow, 94 4.5.6 Torsion Constant J, 95 4.6 Multicell Thin-Walled Sections, 98 4.7 Warping in Open Thin-Walled Sections, 102 4.8 Warping in Closed Thin-Walled Sections, 106 4.9 Effect of End Constraints, 108 Problems, 114 References, 119 5 Bending and Flexural Shear 121 5.1 Introduction, 121 5.2 Bernoulli–Euler Beam Theory, 121 5.2.1 Unidirectional Bending on Beams with a Symmetric Section, 121 5.2.2 Bidirectional Bending on Beams with an Arbitrary Section, 127 5.3 Structural Idealization, 131 5.4 Transverse Shear Stress Due to Transverse Force in Symmetric Sections, 139 5.4.1 Narrow Rectangular Cross-Section, 139 5.4.2 General Symmetric Sections, 141 5.4.3 Thin-Walled Sections, 142 5.4.4 Shear Deformation in Thin-Walled Sections, 143 5.5 Timoshenko Beam Theory, 146 5.6 Saint-Venant’s principle, 149 5.7 Shear Lag, 152 Problems, 155 Reference, 160 6 Flexural Shear Flow in Thin-Walled Sections 161 6.1 Introduction, 161 6.2 Flexural Shear Flow in Open Thin-Walled Sections, 161 6.2.1 Symmetric Thin-Walled Sections, 161 6.2.1.1 Stringer–Web Sections, 164 6.2.2 Unsymmetric Thin-Walled Sections, 166 6.2.3 Multiple Shear Flow Junctions, 168 6.2.4 Selection of Shear Flow Contour, 169 6.3 Shear Center in Open Sections, 169 6.4 Closed Thin-Walled Sections and Combined Flexural and Torsional Shear Flow, 175 6.4.1 Shear Center, 176 6.4.2 Statically Determinate Shear Flow, 179 6.5 Closed Multicell Sections, 182 Problems, 186 7 Failure Criteria for Isotropic Materials 193 7.1 Introduction, 193 7.2 Strength Criteria for Brittle Materials, 193 7.2.1 Maximum Principal Stress Criterion, 193 7.2.2 Coulomb–Mohr Criterion, 194 7.3 Yield Criteria for Ductile Materials, 196 7.3.1 Maximum Shear Stress Criterion (Tresca Yield Criterion) in Plane Stress, 196 7.3.2 Maximum Distortion Energy Criterion (von Mises Yield Criterion), 197 7.4 Fracture Mechanics, 203 7.4.1 Stress Concentration, 203 7.4.2 Concept of Cracks and Strain Energy Release Rate, 204 7.4.3 Fracture Criterion, 205 7.4.3.1 Strain Energy in Structural Members, 205 7.4.3.2 Axial Element, 206 7.4.3.3 Beam Element, 206 7.4.3.4 Torsion Member, 206 7.5 Stress Intensity Factor, 210 7.5.1 Symmetric Loading (Mode I Fracture), 210 7.5.2 Antisymmetric Loading (Mode II Fracture), 212 7.5.3 Relation between K and G, 213 7.5.4 Mixed Mode Fracture, 217 7.6 Effect of Crack Tip Plasticity, 218 7.7 Fatigue Failure, 220 7.7.1 Constant Stress Amplitude, 220 7.7.2 S–N Curves, 221 7.7.3 Variable Amplitude Loading, 221 7.8 Fatigue Crack Growth, 222 Problems, 224 References, 228 8 Elastic Buckling 229 8.1 Introduction, 229 8.2 Eccentrically Loaded Beam-Column, 229 8.3 Elastic Buckling of Straight Bars, 230 8.3.1 Pinned–Pinned Bar, 232 8.3.2 Clamped–Free Bar, 235 8.3.3 Clamped–Pinned Bar, 236 8.3.4 Clamped–Clamped Bar, 237 8.3.5 Effective Length of Buckling, 238 8.4 Initial Imperfection, 239 8.5 Postbuckling Behavior, 241 8.6 Bar of Unsymmetric Section, 246 8.7 Torsional–Flexural Buckling of Thin-Walled Bars, 248 8.7.1 Nonuniform Torsion, 248 8.7.2 Torsional Buckling of Doubly Symmetric Section, 249 8.7.3 Torsional–Flexural Buckling, 252 8.8 Elastic Buckling of Flat Plates, 256 8.8.1 Governing Equation for Flat Plates, 256 8.8.1.1 Boundary Conditions, 257 8.8.1.2 Clamped Edge, 258 8.8.1.3 Simply Supported Edge, 258 8.8.1.4 Free Edge, 258 8.8.2 Cylindrical Bending, 258 8.8.3 Buckling of Rectangular Plates, 259 8.8.3.1 Simply Supported Edges, 259 8.8.3.2 Other Boundary Conditions, 262 8.8.4 Buckling Under Shearing Stresses, 262 8.9 Local Buckling of Open Sections, 263 Problems, 265 9 Analysis of Composite Laminates 271 9.1 Plane Stress Equations for Composite Lamina, 271 9.2 Off-Axis Loading, 276 9.3 Notation for Stacking Sequence in Laminates, 278 9.3.1 Symmetry, 279 9.3.2 Repetition, 279 9.4 Symmetric Laminate Under In-Plane Loading, 279 9.5 Effective Moduli for Symmetric Laminates, 281 9.5.1 Quasi-Isotropic Laminate, 283 9.6 Laminar Stresses, 284 9.7 [±45 ] Laminate, 286 9.7.1 Determination of G 12 Using ±45 Laminates, 287 Problems, 288 Index 291