Introduction to Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity

This text introduces structural dynamics and aeroelasticity, emphasizing conventional aircraft.

Dewey H. Hodges (Author), G. Alvin Pierce (Author)

9780521195904, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 22 August 2011

272 pages, 121 b/w illus. 19 tables 73 exercises
25.4 x 17.8 x 1.6 cm, 0.72 kg

'… aimed at final year undergraduates and postgraduates … This book will certainly appeal to mathematically inclined students.' The Aeronautical Journal

This text provides an introduction to structural dynamics and aeroelasticity, with an emphasis on conventional aircraft. The primary areas considered are structural dynamics, static aeroelasticity and dynamic aeroelasticity. The structural dynamics material emphasizes vibration, the modal representation and dynamic response. Aeroelastic phenomena discussed include divergence, aileron reversal, airload redistribution, unsteady aerodynamics, flutter and elastic tailoring. More than one hundred illustrations and tables help clarify the text and more than fifty problems enhance student learning. This text meets the need for an up-to-date treatment of structural dynamics and aeroelasticity for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate aerospace engineering students.

1. Introduction
2. Mechanics fundamentals
3. Structural dynamics
4. Static aeroelasticity
5. Aeroelastic flutter.

Subject Areas: Aerospace & aviation technology [TRP]