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Sizing-stiffened composite panels loaded in the postbuckling range
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Dickson, J. N. Biggers, S. B. |
| Copyright Year | 1984 |
| Description | Stiffened panels are widely used in aircraft structures such as wing covers, fuselages, control surfaces, spar webs, bulkheads, and floors. The detailed sizing of minimum-weight stiffened panels involves many considerations. Use of composite materials introduces additional complexities. Many potential modes of failure exist. Analyses for these modes are often not trivial, especially for those involving large out-of-plane displacements. Accurate analyses of all potential failure modes are essential. Numerous practical constraints arise from manufacturing/cost considerations and from damage tolerance, durability, and stiffness requirements. The number of design variables can be large when lamina thicknesses and stacking sequence are being optimized. A significant burden is placed on the sizing code due to the complex analyses, practical constraints, and number of design variables. On the other hand, sizing weight-efficient panels without the aid of an automated procedure is almost out of the question. The sizing code postbuckled Open-Stiffener Optimum Panels (POSTOP) has been developed to aid in the design of minimum-weight panels subject to the considerations mentioned above. Developed for postbuckled composite panels, POSTOP may be used for buckling resistant panels and metallic panels as well. The COPES/CONMIN optimizer is used in POSTOP although other options such as those in the ADS system could be substituted with relative ease. The basic elements of POSTOP are shown. Some of these elements and usage of the program are described. |
| File Size | 779875 |
| Page Count | 15 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870002300 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7rn80m06 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1984-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Structural Mechanics Panels Composite Materials Failure Modes Aircraft Construction Materials Aircraft Design Design Analysis Buckling Aircraft Structures Computer Aided Design Optimization Computer Programs Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
