The rotorcraft industry has a need for lightweight, stiffened flooring to support increasing payloads. The Applied Research Laboratory at The Pennsylvania State University has many years of experience in developing and producing stiffened structures (such as laser-welded corrugated core - LASCOR) that exhibit stiffness and strength comparable to conventional steel plate, but at a greatly reduced weight. Through structural modeling, the configurations and materials used in these structures can be customized to provide application specific properties. Recent work has demonstrated the feasibility of LASCOR- like structures in shoring up the decking of the V-22 to support new vehicular payloads. Preliminary models and manufacturing concerns will be presented.


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    Title :

    IMAST Quarterly, Number 1, 2001


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2001


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English