Fundamentals of Aircraft Structures, 1948, 1948

Document Type: Textbook (Technical).

Purpose: Training and Education.

Authority: Author Expertise.

Scope (from Preface): "As airplanes and related flying objects such as pilotless aircraft develop and are refined, additional improvements in their design require more knowledge and an increasing awareness of the results of research efforts, as well as an understanding of the fundamental principles upon which analysis is based. Modifications in design are possible only through a broad understanding of all the related design functions and analysis, coupled with an appreciation for research, development, and production. Less reliance can be placed on a strictly empirical approach. For the reason stated, the emphasis in this book has been placed on increasing the knowledge of the fundamental principles upon which the analysis of the structure is made, along with an understanding of the physical concepts involved, rather than on rules and techniques, which change from time to time."

Contents (from Table of Contents): Part I: Aircraft Loads and Design Specifications 1. Design Requirements 2. Aircraft Loads Part II. Structural Analysis 3. Behavior of Loaded Material 4. Load Transmission in Single Span Beams and Cantilever Beams 5. General Structural Relationships and Elastic Energy 6. Load Transmission in Multiple Span Beams 7. Frames and Rings Part III: Structural Stability 8. Columns and Beam Columns 9. Compressive Strength of Thin Sheet Members Part IV: Stress Analysis 10. Bending 11. Combined Bending and Shear 12. Torsion 13. Combined Torsion, Bending and Shear 14. Combined Stresses and Allowable Stresses 15. Connections 16. General Design Considerations Index