Stiffness directions of wing structures are already part of the optimisation in aircraft design. Aircraft like the A350 XWB and the Boeing 787 mainly consist of such composite material, whose stiffness directions can be optimised. To proceed with this stiffness optimisation, the aim of this work is to modify and optimise also the linear stress-strain relation. On that account, the Hooke’s law is exchanged by a multi-linear formulation to analyse any nonlinear elastic structural technology on wing structures. The wing structures, which are used to investigate the nonlinear behaviour, are deduced from a mid-range and a long-range aircraft configuration. These wings are analysed with an extended beam method and coupled with a VLM solution to calculate the aeroelastical loading. The proposed beam method is capable of analysing any multi-linear wing structure technology. A degressive structural behaviour shows up a good potential to reduce the bending moment which is one of the main drivers of the structural weight.
Aeroelastic method to investigate nonlinear elastic wing structures
CEAS Aeronaut J
CEAS Aeronautical Journal ; 13 , 4 ; 939-949
2022-10-01
11 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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