AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES

COURSE OUTCOMES
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At the end of the course , the students should be able to

CO-1 Analyse the thin walled sections and able to calculate shear flow and shear centre.

 
Compute the flexural and torsional shear flow in closed sections.
CO-2

CO-3 Compute load paths and demonstrate the knowledge of structural behavior in fuselage and wing structures

CO-4 Calculate the stresses in wing, fuselage, wing spar, attachments

CO-5 Differentiate and analyse the types of aircraft fittings, bolt fittings, Riveted connections and their failures.
MODULE 1: SHEAR FLOW IN OPEN SECTIONS 12 (9L + 3T)

Thin walled beams, Concept of shear flow and shear centre, Elastic axis. Shear flow in single and multi-cell under bending with walls effective and ineffective, one axis of symmetry,
unsymmetrical beam sections. Structural constraint, Shear stress distribution in constrained open sections
Lab: 1.Locate Shear Centre for open section

MODULE 2: SHEAR FLOW IN CLOSED SECTIONS 12 (9L + 3T)

Bredt - Batho formula, Shear flow in single and multi – cell closed structures under bending and torsion with walls effective and ineffective in bending, approximate methods, Shear stress
distribution in constrained closed sections, Warping of beams due to torsion, Shear lag of different constrained beams
Lab:
2. Locate Shear Centre for closed section
3.Determination of Principal axis of Unsymmetrical beams
MODULE 3: ANALYSIS OF WINGS AND FUSELAGE 12 (9L + 3T)
Basics of aircraft components and functions of parts, Construction concepts for fuselage, wing, control surfaces and tail plane. Analysis of fuselage structures for bending, shear and
torsional loads. Analysis of fuselage frames, cut outs in fuselages. Analysis of multi-cell wing structures for bending, shear and torsional loads. Method of successive approximation,
analysis of ribs, cut outs in wings.
Lab:
4. Column testing
5.Vibrations of beams
MODULE 4: ANALYSIS OF WING SPAR 12 (9L + 3T)
Types of spar construction, diagonal tension concept, semi-diagonal tension concept, design of spar web: shear resistant, diagonal tension, semi-diagonal tension web. Analysis of parallel
and tapered spar cab
Lab:
6. Wagner beam – Tension field beam
7. Constant Strength Beam
8. Beam Subjected to complex loading
MODULE 5: AIRCRAFT FITTINGS AND CONNECTIONS 12 (9 L + 3 T)
Types of aircraft fittings, Wing to spar attachments, Single bolt fittings, Multi-bolt fittings, Bolt group analysis, Shear, bending and tensile failures of bolts, Analysis of lugs to normal and
oblique loadings. Riveted connections and strength of rivets.
Lab:
9.Find stresses in circular discs and beams using photo-elastic techniques
10.Determination of stress concentration factor of tensile strip with central circular hole