ANALYSIS OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES (An Introduction)

977 Pages·2014·26.97 MB·English

Analysis ofA ircraft Structures
Second Edition
As with the first edition, this textbook provides a clear introduction to the funda
mental theory of structural analysis as applied to 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. Repetition is an important
learning tool; therefore some redundancy is used to dispel misunderstanding. 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.
Bruce K. Donaldson was first exposed to aircraft inertia loads when he was a carrier
based U.S. Navy antisubmarine pilot. He subsequently worked in the structural
dynamics area at the Boeing Company and at the Beech Aircraft Corporation in
Wichita, Kansas, before returning to school and embarking on an academic career
in the area of structural analysis. He became a professor of aerospace engineering
and then a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of
Maryland. Professor Donaldson is the recipient of numerous teaching awards and
has maintained industry contacts, working various summers at government agen
cies and for commercial enterprises, the last being Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth,
Texas. He is the author of Introduction to Structural Dynamics, also published by
Cambridge University Press.

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Analysis of Aircraft
Structures
An Introduction
Second Edition
BRUCE K. DONALDSON, Ph.D.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University ofM aryland
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Analysis of aircraft structures : an introduction I Bruce K. Donaldson. - 2nd ed.
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