TY  - BOOK
AU  - Donaldson,Bruce K.
TI  - Analysis of aircraft structures: an introduction 
T2  - Cambridge aerospace series
SN  - 9780511801631 (ebook)
AV  - TL671.6 .D56 2008
U1  - 629.134/31 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Airframes
KW  - Structural analysis (Engineering)
KW  - Vehicles
KW  - Design and construction
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015); Stress in structures -- Stresses and coordinate axis rotations -- Displacements and strains -- Strains in rotated coordinate systems -- The mechanical behavior of engineering materials -- Linearly elastic materials -- The theory of elasticity -- Plane stress theory of elasticity solutions -- Bending and extensional stresses in beams -- Beam bending and extensional deflections -- Additional beam bending topics -- Uniform torsion of beams -- Beam torsion approximate solutions -- Beam shearing stresses due to shearing forces -- Work and potential energy principles -- Precursor numerical analyses -- Introduction to the finite element method -- Finite element truss problems -- Basic aspects of multidimensional finite elements -- The unit load method for determinate structures -- The unit load method for indeterminate structures -- Thin plate theory -- Elastic and aeroelastic instabilities
N2  - As with the first edition, this textbook provides a clear introduction to the fundamental theory of structural analysis as applied to vehicular structures such as aircraft, spacecraft, automobiles and ships. The emphasis is on the application of fundamental concepts of structural analysis that are employed in everyday engineering practice. All approximations are accompanied by a full explanation of their validity. In this new edition, more topics, figures, examples and exercises have been added. There is also a greater emphasis on the finite element method of analysis. Clarity remains the hallmark of this text and it employs three strategies to achieve clarity of presentation: essential introductory topics are covered, all approximations are fully explained and many important concepts are repeated
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511801631
ER  -