AERO2359: Aerospace Structures

Assignment 2: Stiffened Structures

Due date: Wednesday 22 October 2014, 11:45 P, sub!"tted on#"ne at myRMIT$
%ate sub!"ss"ons &O' accepted$
(nd")"dua# ass"*n!ent$
Eac+ sub!"ss"on atte!pt !ust cons"st o, a S(&-%E sub!"tted ,"#e$
'+e sub!"tted ,"#e !ust be "n $pd, ,or!at$
u#t"p#e sub!"ss"on attempts poss"b#e, but on#y t+e #ast sub!"ss"on atte!pt "s *raded$
A so#ut"on te!p#ate +as been pro)"ded$ ar.s are on#y a/arded ,or t+e so#ut"ons "n t+e
te!p#ate$
ar.s are &O' a/arded ,or /or."n*, so you s+ou#d not "nc#ude /or."n* or any ot+er
so#ut"ons not "n t+e so#ut"on te!p#ate$
ar.s deducted ,or un#abe##ed or unc#ear s.etc+es, !"ss"n* or "ncorrect un"ts or ans/ers
to !ore t+an 5 s"*n","cant ,"*ures$
Q0: Your student number is used to assign the values of a and S.
Use the tables below with the last and second last digit of your student number
to assign values to a and S respectively.
ast digit n
n 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
a 100 110 120 130 140 150 100 110 120 190
Second last digit m
m 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
S 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1000 1100 1200 1900
e.g.: Student number !!0"#0$% a & '$0 (from n & $)% S & '000 (from m & 0).
*rite your variables on the first page of +A,- QU+S./01 of your solutions.
Pa*e 1 o, 0
Question ' (203)
'+e tapered st",,ened bea! be#o/ "s #oaded by ,orces S
'
, S
2
and S
3
as s+o/n$ '+e bea!
"s assu!ed to cons"st o, st",,eners carry"n* on#y d"rect stress and s+ear pane#s carry"n*
on#y s+ear stress$ '+e )a#ues o, a and S are ta.en ,ro! 3uest"on 0$

4a#cu#ate and s.etc+ t+e st",,ener a5"a# #oads and t+e pane# s+ear ,#o/s$

Pa*e 2 o, 0
A
d"!ens"ons
"n !!
S
!
0$0a
300
S
2
000
0$2a
S
'
y
x
S
'
6 S &
S
2
6 2S &
S
!
6 5S &
1$5a
100
1$2a
0$3a
2a
7 4
D
E
8 -
9
: ;
Question 2 (403)
'+e t+ree<ce## cross<sect"on s+o/n be#o/ uses 9 st",,eners connected /"t+ s+ear pane#s,
/+ere t+e outer pane# bet/een boo!s 1 and 0 "s se!"<c"rcu#ar and a## ot+er pane#s are
stra"*+t$ '+e structure "s under t+e act"on o, ,orces and !o!ents as s+o/n$ Assu!e t+e
s+ear pane#s do not carry any d"rect stress$ '+e !ater"a# propert"es are: E 6 12 -Pa,
G 6 22 -Pa,
ty
6 250 Pa,
cy
6 225 Pa,
y
6 150 Pa, 6 0$3$ '+e )a#ues o, a and S
are ta.en ,ro! 3uest"on 0$
=a> 4a#cu#ate and s.etc+ t+e s+ear ,#o/ d"str"but"on and deter!"ne t+e cr"t"ca# !ar*"n o,
sa,ety "n s+ear$ =50?>
=b> 4a#cu#ate t+e cr"t"ca# !ar*"n o, sa,ety cons"der"n* s+ear buc.#"n*$ Assu!e t+at t+e
s+ear pane#s are s"!p#y supported on a## ed*es, and t+at t+e buc.#"n* ,actor K o, t+e
cur)ed pane# bet/een boo!s 1 and 0 "s 30$ '+e cross<sect"on pane#s s+ou#d a#so be
assu!ed to +a)e "n,"n"te #en*t+ "n t+e out<o,<p#ane =z> d"rect"on$ =10?>
Pa*e 3 o, 0
1
9
4
0
1500
100
I
II
III
315
d"!ens"ons "n !!
areas "n !!
2
boo!s 1,4,0,9: area 6 14a
200
t 6 3 !! ,or a## pane#s
e5cept t
1<0 ="nner>
6 t
4<9
6 5 !!
y
x
2 3
5
1 2
L
D
100
250 250 250
L = '00S 1
D = $S 1
a## ot+er boo!s: area 6 0$4a
M
M = L5a 1 mm
Solutions .emplate
Q' a 6 140@@@@@ S 6 1400@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
A6ial oads =s+o/ tens"on as pos"t")e and co!press"on as ne*at")e )a#ues>
Shear 7lows =s+o/ on#y pos"t")e )a#ues and use arro/s to "nd"cate d"rect"on>
Pa*e 4 o, 0
Solutions .emplate
Q2 a 6 @@@@@@@@ S 6 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
(a) Shear 7lows =s+o/ on#y pos"t")e )a#ues and use arro/s to "nd"cate d"rect"on>
4r"t"ca# !ar*"n o, sa,ety "n s+ear "s @@@@@@@@ at pane# @@@@@@@@@@
(b) 4r"t"ca# !ar*"n o, sa,ety "n buc.#"n* "s @@@@@@@@ at pane# @@@@@@@@@@
Supporting results =un"ts not reAu"red>
Pro)"de t+e BAC and B8C !atr"ces o, t+e eAuat"ons, /+"c+ are so#)ed ,ro! BACDxE 6 B8C
BAC 6 B8C 6
panel s t q
basic
q
total
9oS
K

b 9oS
b
0<1 outer
1<0 "nner
1<2
2<3
3<4
4<5
5<9
0<1
1<2
2<9
4<9
s 6 pane# #en*t+ t 6 t+"c.ness q
basic
, q
tota
6 s+ear ,#o/s
6 s+ear stress K 6 buc.#"n* ,actor
b
6 buc.#"n* stress
oS

6 !ar*"n o, sa,ety, s+ear oS

b
6 !ar*"n o, sa,ety, buc.#"n*
Pa*e 5 o, 0
Pa*e 0 o, 0
1
9
4
0
1500
100
I
II
III
315
d"!ens"ons "n !!
areas "n !!
2
boo!s 1,4,0,9: area 6 14a
200
t 6 3 !! ,or a## pane#s
e5cept t
1<0 ="nner>
6 t
4<9
6 5 !!
y
x
2 3
5
1 2
L
D
100
250 250 250
L = '00S 1
D = $S 1
a## ot+er boo!s: area 6 0$4a
M
M = L5a 1 mm