Introduction to Aerospace Structures and Materials

by René Alderliesten

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This book provides an introduction to the discipline of aerospace structures and materials and includes all relevant aspects of this discipline within a single monograph. These aspects range from materials, manufacturing and processing techniques, to structures, design principles and structural performance, including aspects like durability and safety.

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Publisher
Delft University of Technology
Subjects
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Licensing
  7. Unit 1: Introduction to Structural Analysis and Structural Loads
  8. 1: Introduction to Structural Analysis
  9. 1.1: Structural Analysis Defined
  10. 1.2: Types of Structures and Structural Members
  11. 1.3: Fundamental Concepts and Principles of Structural Analysis
  12. 1.4: Units of Measurement
  13. 2: Structural Loads and Loading System
  14. 2.1: Types of Structural Loads
  15. 2.2: Load Combinations for Structural Design
  16. 2.3: Tributary Width and Area
  17. 2.4: Influence Areas
  18. 2.5: Live Load Reduction
  19. Unit 2: Analysis of Statically Determinate Structures
  20. 3: Equilibrium Structures, Support Reactions, Determinacy and Stability of Beams and Frames
  21. 3.1: Equilibrium of Structures
  22. 3.2: Types of Supports and Their Characteristics
  23. 3.3: Determinacy and Stability of Beams and Frames
  24. 3.4: Computation of Support Reactions for Planar Structures
  25. 4: Internal Forces in Beams and Frames
  26. 4.1: Introduction
  27. 4.2: Basic Definitions
  28. 4.3: Sign Convention
  29. 4.4: Relation Among Distributed Load, Shearing Force, and Bending Moment
  30. 5: Internal Forces in Plane Trusses
  31. 5.1: Introduction
  32. 5.2: Types of Trusses
  33. 5.3: Determinacy and Stability of Trusses
  34. 5.4: Assumptions in Truss Analysis
  35. 5.5: Joint Identification and Member Force Notation
  36. 5.6: Methods of Truss Analysis
  37. 6: Arches and Cables
  38. 6.1: Arches
  39. 6.2: Cables
  40. 7: Deflection of Beams- Geometric Methods
  41. 7.1: Introduction
  42. 7.2: Derivation of the Equation of the Elastic Curve of a Beam
  43. 7.3: Deflection by Method of Double Integration
  44. 7.4: Deflection by Method of Singularity Function
  45. 7.5: Deflection by Moment-Area Method
  46. 7.6: Deflection by the Conjugate Beam Method
  47. Unit 3: Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures
  48. 8: Deflections of Structures- Work-Energy Methods
  49. 8.1: Virtual Work Method
  50. 8.2: Energy Methods
  51. 9: Influence Lines for Statically Determinate Structures
  52. 9.1: Introduction
  53. 9.2: Influence Lines for Statically Determinate Beams by Static Equilibrium Method
  54. 9.3: Construction of Influence Lines
  55. 9.4: Uses of Influence Lines
  56. 10: Force Method of Analysis of Indeterminate Structures
  57. 10.1: Introduction
  58. 10.2: Maxwell-Betti Law of Reciprocal Deflections
  59. 10.3: Analysis of Indeterminate Beams and Frames
  60. 10.4: Analysis of Indeterminate Trusses
  61. 11: Slope-Deflection Method of Analysis of Indeterminate Structures
  62. 11.1: Introduction
  63. 11.2: Sign Conventions
  64. 11.3: Derivation of Slope-Deflection Equations
  65. 11.4: Modification for Pin-Supported End Span
  66. 11.5: Analysis of Indeterminate Beams
  67. 11.6: Analysis of Indeterminate Frames
  68. 12: Moment Distribution Method of Analysis of Structures
  69. 12.1: Basic Concepts
  70. 12.2: Sign Convention
  71. 12.3: Definitions
  72. 12.4: Modification of Member Stiffness
  73. 12.5: Analysis of Indeterminate Beams
  74. 12.6: Analysis of Indeterminate Frames
  75. 13: Influence Lines for Statically Indeterminate Structures
  76. 13.1: Introduction
  77. 13.2: Static Equilibrium Method
  78. 13.3: Influence Lines for Statically Indeterminate Beams by Kinematic Method
  79. Back Matter
  80. Index
  81. Glossary
  82. Glossary
  83. Detailed Licensing