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Author Alderliesten, René

Title Introduction to aerospace structures and materials / R.C. Alderliesten
Published Delft, The Netherlands : Delft University of Technology, 2018
Minneapolis : Open Textbook Library

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Description 1 online resource (258 pages) : chiefly color illustrations
Contents 1. Material physics & properties -- 2. Environment & durability -- 3. Material types -- 4. Manufacturing -- 5. Aircraft & spacecraft structures -- 6. Aircraft & spacecraft loads -- 7. Translating loads to stresses -- 8. Considering strength & stiffness -- 9. Design & certification -- 10. Fatigue & durability -- 11. Structural joints
Summary "This book provides an introduction to the discipline of aerospace structures and materials. It is the first book to date that includes all relevant aspects of this discipline within a single monologue. These aspects range from materials, manufacturing and processing techniques, to structures, design principles and structural performance, including aspects like durability and safety. With the purpose of introducing students into the basics of the entire discipline, the book presents the subjects broadly and loosely connected, adopting either a formal description or an informal walk around type of presentation. A key lessons conveyed within this book is the interplay between the exact science and engineering topics, like solid material physics and structural analysis, and the soft topics that are not easily captured by equations and formulas. Safety, manufacturability, availability and costing are some of these topics that are presented in this book to explain decisions and design solutions within this discipline"--Textbook Web page
Notes Title from PDF title page (viewed February 25, 2019)
Resource simultaneously available in PDF and EPUB and can be read directly online (HTML)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-256)
Notes Introduction to Aerospace Structures and Materials by R.C. Alderliesten, Delft University of Technology is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted
Subject Aerospace engineering.
Structural engineering.
structural engineering.
Aerospace engineering
Structural engineering
Form Electronic book
Author Open Textbook Library.
ISBN 9789463660754
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