Structural efficiency study of composite wing rib structures

A series of short stiffened panel designs which may be applied to a preliminary design assessment of an aircraft wing rib is presented. The computer program PASCO is used as the primary design and analysis tool to assess the structural efficiency and geometry of a tailored corrugated panel, a corrug...

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Main Author: Swanson, Gary D.
Other Authors: Engineering Mechanics
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42361
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04292010-020010/