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This is a textbook for students of aircraft structures. Exercises are included to enhance the students' facility with structural analysis.
List of contents
1. Aircraft structural components and loads; 2. Elements of elasticity; 3. Energy methods; 4. Torsion; 5. Bending; 6. Stability of structures; 7. Failure theories.
About the author
Sudhakar Nair has taught aircraft structures for over 30 years at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is a Fellow of ASME, Associate Fellow of AIAA, Member of ASEE, Sigma Xi, as well as Tau Beta Pi. He has authored numerous articles on structural mechanics and applied mathematics and is the author of two previous textbooks Introduction to Continuum Mechanics and Advanced Topics in Applied Mathematics for Engineering and Physical Sciences. He was Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Department Chair and Chair of the Faculty Council at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He received the Barnett award for the best teacher and a special commendation from the AIAA student chapter at IIT.
Summary
Mechanics of Aero-structures is a concise textbook for students of aircraft structures, which covers aircraft loads, torsion and bending of single cell, multi-cell and open thin-walled structures. Static structural stability, energy methods, and aero-elastic instability are discussed. Examples and exercises are included to enhance the students' facility with structural analysis.
