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Formulation of a structural model for flutter analysis of low aspect ratio composite aircraft wings
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe research contributes toward a fully integrated multidisciplinary wing design synthesis by development of an appropriate structural model. The goal is to bridge the gap between highly idealized structural beam / aerodynamic strip models and the very detailed finite element and computational fluid dynamics, FEM/CFD, techniques. The former provides insufficient accuracy for flutter analysis of modern low aspect ratio composite wings. The latter is too computationally intensive for use in the inner loop of a simultaneous multidisciplinary optimization problem. The derived model provides a useful preliminary design tool as well.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph. D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- doctoral
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Engineering Mechanics
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Engineering Mechanics
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Tech
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1992
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Seitz, Timothy J.
- Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
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- Meirovitch, Leonard
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
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- Hendricks, Scott L.
- Librescu, Liviu
- Baumann, William T.
- Henneke, Edmund G.
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
- Language dc:language.iso
- en
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Dc Identifier Other
- etd-05042006-164511
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/37688