Late Developments in Airplane Stress-Analysis Methods and Their Effect on Airplane Structures

320011

01/01/1932

Event
Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers
Authors Abstract
Content
RECENT developments disclose the existence of a well-defined tendency toward greater accuracy and thoroughness in airplane stress-analysis methods, which serve only as a link between applied loads and allowable loads. This trend has just begun.
“Although we may justly look with pride on the aeronautical achievements thus far accomplished,” the author says, “our knowledge and ability are far from being complete or entirely satisfactory.” Hence, he analyzes several recurrent stress-analysis problems and indicates methods leading to their solution, because these seem to be outstanding in their ability to cause trouble for airplane designers.
Better understanding is needed of the peculiarities of aircraft structure; such as lack of rigidity, the nature of inertia loads, the effects of flutter and of engine vibration, and the dangers of stress concentration.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/320011
Pages
11
Citation
Gazley, R., "Late Developments in Airplane Stress-Analysis Methods and Their Effect on Airplane Structures," SAE Technical Paper 320011, 1932, https://doi.org/10.4271/320011.
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Published
Jan 1, 1932
Product Code
320011
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English