Preservation and Utilization of Finite Element Models of USAF Aircraft Structures

Preservation and Utilization of Finite Element Models of USAF Aircraft Structures
Author: Warren C. Gibson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 86
Release: 1991
Genre: Airframes
ISBN:

The problem addressed by this report is that the Air Force is not getting full value for the resources expended in the development of finite element models of USAF aircraft structures, both directly and by contractors. Models developed by airframe contractors are usually not made available to the Air Force. Models that are available are often inadequately documented or verified, or their existence may be unknown to those who need them. The problem was assessed by a survey of Air Force organizations and was attacked in three ways. First, software called FEM-X was developed for storage and retrieval of finite element model data along with descriptive information about the data. The software could be used by an Air Force Finite Element Model Center. A proposal for establishment of this Center is the second aspect of modification, and distribution of aircraft models. The third subject addressed by the report is a Mil Standard that is proposed for delivery of finite element models by Air Force contractors.

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 456
Release: 1995
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.

NASA SP.

NASA SP.
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1992
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

FEM-X User's Guide

FEM-X User's Guide
Author: Warren Craig Gibson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1991
Genre: Database management
ISBN:

This document is a User's Guide for FEM-X, a database management system for finite element models. The Guide describes the organization of finite element model data and descriptive text in FEM-X, and describes briefly the operations of model data entry and text data entry, and extraction and translation of model data. FEM-X is a window based product designed to run on engineering workstations under the X Window System. The graphical interface makes operation of FEM-X intuitive, with on-line help available at each stage. Discussions of CADDB, the database system used for FEM-X, and its query software, ICE, are also provided.

Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students

Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students
Author: Thomas Henry Gordon Megson
Publisher: Hodder Education
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1990
Genre: Aeroelasticity
ISBN: 9780713136814

This book provides a self-contained course in aircraft structures which contains not only the fundamentals of elasticity and aircraft structural analysis but also the associated topics of airworthiness and aeroelasticity.