Introduction to Aircraft Structural Analysis (3^rd Ed.)

Introduction to Aircraft Structure Analysis, Third Edition covers the basics of structural analysis as applied to aircraft structures. Coverage of elasticity, energy methods and virtual work set the stage for discussions of airworthiness/airframe loads and stress analysis of aircraft components. Numerous worked examples, illustrations and sample problems show how to apply the concepts to realistic situations. As a self-contained guide, this value-priced book is an excellent resource for anyone learning the subject.

1. Basic elasticity 2. Two-dimensional problems in elasticity 3. Torsion of solid sections 4. Virtual work and energy methods 5. Energy methods 6. Matrix methods 7. Bending of thin plates 8. Columns 9. Thin plates 10. Materials 11. Structural components of aircraft 12. Airworthiness 13. Airframe loads 14. Fatigue 15. Bending of open and closed thin-walled beams 16. Shear of beams 17. Torsion of beams 18. Combined open and closed section beams 19. Structural idealization 20. Wing spars and box beams 21. Fuselages 22. Wings 23. Fuselage frames and wing ribs 24. Laminated composite structures

Undergraduate and postgraduate students of aerospace and aeronautical engineering. Also suitable for professional development and training courses

• Based on the author's best-selling text, Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students
• Contains expanded coverage of composite materials and structures<
• Includes new practical and design-based examples and problems throughout the text
• Provides an online teaching and learning tool with downloadable MATLAB code, a solutions manual, and an image bank of figures from the book