Integral Airframe Structures (IAS): Validated Feasibility Study of Integrally Stiffened Metallic Fuselage Panels for Reducing Manufacturing Costs

Integral Airframe Structures (IAS): Validated Feasibility Study of Integrally Stiffened Metallic Fuselage Panels for Reducing Manufacturing Costs
Author: J. Munroe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2000
Genre: Airplanes
ISBN:

The Integral Airframe Structures (IAS) program investigated the feasibility of using "integrally stiffened" construction for commercial transport fuselage structure. The objective of the program was to demonstrate structural performance and weight equal to current "built-up" structure with lower manufacturing cost. Testing evaluated mechanical properties, structural details, joint performance, repair, static compression, and two-bay crack residual strength panels. Alloys evaluated included 7050-T7451 plate, 7050-T74511 extrusion, 6013-T6511x extrusion, and 7475-T7351 plate. Structural performance was evaluated with a large 7475-T7351 pressure test that included the arrest of a two-bay longitudinal crack, and a measure of residual strength for a two-bay crack centered on a broken frame. Analysis predictions for the two-bay longitudinal crack panel correlated well with the test results. Analysis activity conducted by the IAS team strongly indicates that current analysis tools predict integral structure behavior as accurately as built-up structure. The cost study results indicated that, compared to built-up fabrication methods, high-speed machining structure from aluminum plate would yield a recurring cost savings of 61%. Part count dropped from 78 individual parts on a baseline panel to just 7 parts for machined IAS structure.

Structural Connections for Lightweight Metallic Structures

Structural Connections for Lightweight Metallic Structures
Author: Pedro M.G.P. Moreira
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2012-02-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642181872

Increasing concern with fuel consumption leads to widespread interest in lightweight structures for transportation vehicles. Several competing technologies are available for the structural connections of these structures, namely welding, mechanical fastening / riveting, and adhesive technologies. Arranged in a single volume, this work is to presents state-of-the-art discussions of those aspects and processes presenting greater novelty whilst simultaneously keeping wide applicability potential and interest. The topics chosen have the common feature of being of currently applied in lightweight structures, and one of the characteristics of this work is bringing together relevant state-of-the-art information usually presented in separate publications specializing in a single technology. The book provides discussions and examples of concrete applications, so that it appeals to researchers and designers and engineers involved in the design and fabrication of lightweight structures.

Shell Structures: Theory and Applications

Shell Structures: Theory and Applications
Author: Wojciech Pietraszkiewicz
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 600
Release: 2013-09-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1482229080

Shells are basic structural elements of modern technology and everyday life. Examples are automobile bodies, water and oil tanks, pipelines, aircraft fuselages, nanotubes, graphene sheets or beer cans. Also nature is full of living shells such as leaves of trees, blooming flowers, seashells, cell membranes, the double helix of DNA or wings of insec

Engineering Design Reliability Applications

Engineering Design Reliability Applications
Author: Efstratios Nikolaidis
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2007-09-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1420051334

In the current, increasingly aggressive business environment, crucial decisions about product design often involve significant uncertainty. Highlighting the competitive advantage available from using risk-based reliability design, Engineering Design Reliability Applications: For the Aerospace, Automotive, and Ship Industries provides an overview of

ICAF 2011 Structural Integrity: Influence of Efficiency and Green Imperatives

ICAF 2011 Structural Integrity: Influence of Efficiency and Green Imperatives
Author: Jerzy Komorowski
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 950
Release: 2011-05-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9400716648

Proceedings of the 26th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue are a widely referenced summary of advances in aeronautical design against fatigue. This is a bi-annual event and the proceedings have been published in book form for over 35 years.