UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR

MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF AVIATION TECHNOLOGY

AAB40803
MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

TASK: SEM Jul 2021 Assignment

DATE OF SUBMISSION:
8th JUNE 2021

PREPARED BY:
QATRUNNADA BINTI MOHAMAD RIDZA (53211220087)
(5XBME)
PREPARED FOR:
SIR ABU HANIFAH

SEMESTER JULY 2021

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Assignment Mechanics of Materials Sem Jan 2021

Mechanics of materials is the study of the materials strength due to loads. The competency on the subject is the core for aircraft stress
analysts. Stress analysis is the most important aspect in aircraft structure design. Even though the aircraft structure is certified by structure
testing, to ensure the success of the tests all the structure must be analysed. To successfully carry out the analysis the stress analyst must
determine the loads that go through the structure, the size of the structure and the materials the structure is made of. For this assignment the
students are given the aircraft structure. The students are required to develop the matric from each structure, the loads, type of stress for the
loads, the possible materials to make the structure, the strength of the structure and how margin and factor of safety are determined.
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Matrix
Structure Loads Stress Materials Material Strength Factor of Safety
Components

Fuselage Axial tension Axial stress Aluminum Alloy Tensile Strength = 483 FS = Ultimate / Limit
/compression 2024-T3 MPa | 70000 psi

Shear - all the

attached loads will
experience shear
stress

Bending - fuselage is
Shear stress
similar to cylinder,
which subject to
bending as the lift
acted on the wing
and aerodynamic
force on the
horizontal tails

Torsional loads due

the asymmetric
forces on the aileron
which give shear
stress
Spoilers Bending – the loads
acting on the spoilers
lie in various planes
causing the bending
moment.

Deformation –

Shear –

Torsion -
Fin or vertical stabilizer - 5131 6K HexForce Tensile strength: 67
G1157 carbon fibre MPa
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- LY 5052 epoxy resin

Tensile strength: 390
MPa
Rudder Aluminum Alloy 2024- Tensile strength: 483
T3 MPa

Empennage Aluminum Alloy 2024- Tensile strength: 483

T3 MPa
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Elevators Aluminum Alloy 2024- Tensile strength: 483 MPa

T3

Horizontal stabilizers - 5131 6K HexForce Tensile strength: 67 MPa

G1157 carbon fibre

- LY 5052 epoxy resin Tensile strength: 390

MPa
Trailing-edge flaps Aluminum Alloy 2024- Tensile strength: 483 MPa
T3
Ailerons Carbon-epoxy materials:
Tensile strength: 3950
- Fibre 5131 MPa
- Rtm 6
Tensile strength: 75 MPa

Leading-edge slats Aluminum Alloy 2024- Tensile strength: 483 MPa

T3

Engine nacelle Aluminum Alloy 2024- Tensile strength: 483 MPa

T3

Fiberglass

Carbon fibre

Pylon Stainless steel Tensile strength: 720

MPa

Titanium Tensile strength: 1200

MPa