Aerospace Structures

Aerospace Structures by Eric Raymond Johnson is a 600+ page text and reference book for junior, senior, and graduate-level aerospace engineering students. The text begins with a discussion of the aerodynamic and inertia loads acting on aircraft in symmetric flight and presents a linear theory for th...

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Main Author: Johnson, Eric Raymond (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Blacksburg, VA Virginia Tech Publishing [2022]
Series:Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Function of Flight Vehicle Structural Members
  • 2. Aircraft Loads
  • 3. Elements of Thin-Walled Bar Theory
  • 4. Some Aspects of the Structural Analysis
  • 5. Work and Energy Methods
  • 6. Applications of Castigliano's Theorems
  • 7. Arches, Rings, and Fuselage Frames
  • 8. Laminated Bars of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites
  • 9. Failure Initiation in FRP Compositives
  • 10. Structural Stability of Discrete Conservative Systems
  • 11. Buckling of Columns and Plates
  • 12. Introduction to Aeroelasticity
  • 13. Fracture of Cracked Members
  • 14. Design of a Landing Strut and Wing Spar
  • 15. Direct Stiffness Method
  • 16. Applications of the Direct Stiffness Method
  • 17. Finite Element Method
  • 18. Introduction to Flexible Body Dynamics
  • Appendix A: Linear Elasticity of Solid Bodies