Aircraft Structures, 2nd Edition

Aircraft structures, with emphasis on light weight, have incorporated special features such as box beams in wings, ring frames in fuselage and longitudinal stiffeners. These are designed for bending, shear and torsion loads. These are also susceptible to buckling, aeroelastic deformation and fatigue.This book covers comprehensive reading material for the students of Aerospace engineering and caters to the subject usually covered in two semesters. Special Features:All related topics, such as engineering mechanics, strength of materials, theory of elasticity and Aerodynamics are briefly coveredSolved problems provided; additional problems included for practice by studentsTopics like Fatigue analysis, FEM, Aeroelasticity and materials are includedBased on the feedback received for the 1st edition, some associated topics were briefly covered Contents: 1.       Introduction Part - I : Basics of Structural Analysis2.      Mechanical Properties of Materials3.      Properties of Sections4.      Mechanics of Rigid Bodies5.      Energy Principles6.      Analysis of Trusses7.      Analysis of Continuum Structures Part – II : Design and Analysis of Aeroplane Structures8.      Design Aspects of Aeroplane Structure9.      Basics of Aerodynamics10.   Loads on Aeroplane Structure11.   Analysis of Determinate and Indeterminate Beams12.   Analysis of Shafts13.   Buckling of Columns14.   Bending and Buckling of Thin Plates15.   Shear Flow, Shear Center and Shear Lag16.   Analysis of Aeroplane Fuselage and Wing17.  Fatigue Analysis Part - III Other Relevant Topics18.   Materials of Aeroplane Construction19.   Finite Element Method20.   Aeroelasticitys About the Author: G. Lakshmi NarasaiahMechanical engineering graduate from NIT (formerly REC), WarangalM.Tech (Aero) from IIT, KanpurWorked in BHEL for 25 years, undertaking FEA for many new designs with extensive applications using software SAP-IV, STRUDL, PAFEC & ANSYSDeveloped post–processors for solutions from FEA software for fatigue & creep analysis leading to Residual Life Assessment of thermal power plant components.Developed routines for validation of results as per ASME B&PV code, section IIITaught Finite Element Method and Engineering Mechanics in addition to other design subjects to engineering students, affiliated to JNTU, Hyderabad, JNTU, Kakinada and Osmania University for about 10 yearsTaught Aircraft Structures to students of Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, MLR Institute of Technology, MNR college of Engineering (affiliated to JNTU, Hyderabad)Authored books on ‘Engineering Mechanics’ and ‘Finite Element Analysis’ which are essential for the design and analysis of Aircraft Structures