ALTHOUGH, in general, curved members are “anathema” to the designer of structures, there are occasions on which they are desirable. For instance, curved members in the sides or top of a cabin or fuselage very often lead to a great improvement in the appearance and comfort of an aircraft. Again, spars with flanges of varying thickness have an effective camber, while cranked push - and - pull rods are obvious examples of this type of member. On these occasions an easy method of determining the strength of such a member is very desirable.
Slightly Curved Struts
An Easy Method of Determining the Strength of Awkwardly Shaped Beams or Struts
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ; 7 , 4 ; 88-90
1935-04-01
3 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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