Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2007-923608
Reviews'this is an excellent book and should find a place on the shelf of any student or practising engineer involved in aircraft structural analysis. I can recommend it to the aeronautical community without reservation' The Aeronautical Journal, October 2001 "As an introduction to the problems encountered in the structural design of modern aircraft, Megson's book can be recommended to both students and those engaged in structural analysis aerospace design offices." Aerospace., 'This is an excellent book and should find a place on the shelf of any student or practising engineer involved in aircraft structural analysis. I can recommend it to the aeronautical community without reservation' The Aeronautical Journal, October 2001 "As an introduction to the problems encountered in the structural design of modern aircraft, Megson's book can be recommended to both students and those engaged in structural analysis aerospace design offices." Aerospace., "This is an excellent book and should find a place on the shelf of any student or practising engineer involved in aircraft structural analysis. I can recommend it to the aeronautical community without reservation" - The Aeronautical Journal, October 2001 "As an introduction to the problems encountered in the structural design of modern aircraft, Megson's book can be recommended to both students and those engaged in structural analysis aerospace design offices." - Aerospace
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal629.1/3431
Table Of ContentPart A. Basic Elasticity. Two-Dimensional Problems in Elasticity. Torsion of Solid Sections. Virtual Work. Energy Methods. Strain Energy and Complementary Energy. Matrix Methods. Bending of Thin Plates. Columns. Thin Plates. Tension Field Beams. Flexural-Torsional Buckling of Thin Walled Columns. Structural Vibration. Part B. Materials. Structural Components of Aircraft. Airworthiness. Airframe Loads. Fatigue. Bending of Beams. Shear of Beams. Torsion of Beams. Analysis of Combined Open and Closed Section Beams. Structural Idealisation. Wing Spars and Box Beams. Fuselages. Wings. Fuselage Frames and Wing Ribs. Laminated Composite Structures. Closed Section Beams. Open Section Beams. Wing Problems. APPENDIX Case Study: Design of an Aircraft Fuselage.
SynopsisAircraft Structures for Engineering Students is the leading self contained aircraft structures course text. It covers all fundamental subjects, including elasticity, structural analysis, airworthiness and aeroelasticity. Now in its fourth edition, the author has revised and updated the text throughout and added new case study and worked example material to make the text even more accessible. The leading Aircraft Structures text, covering a complete course from basic structural mechanics to finite element analysis Enhanced pedagogy with additional case studies, worked examples and home work exercises, Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students is the leading self contained aircraft structures course text. It covers all fundamental subjects, including elasticity, structural analysis, airworthiness and aeroelasticity. Now in its fourth edition, the author has revised and updated the text throughout and added new case study and worked example material to make the text even more accessible.
LC Classification NumberTL671.6