Composite structures, design, safety, and innovation

Aerospace structural design, especially for large aircraft, is an empirical pursuit dominated by rules of thumb and often-painful service experiences.Expertise on traditional materials is not transferable to "new materials, processes and structural concepts.This is because it is not based on or...

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Main Author Backman, B. F.
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier 2005
Elsevier Science & Technology
Elsevier Science
Edition1
Subjects
Airframes
Composite materials
Safety factor in engineering
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ISBN9780080445458
0080445454
DOI10.1016/B978-0-08-044545-8.X5000-1

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Summary:Aerospace structural design, especially for large aircraft, is an empirical pursuit dominated by rules of thumb and often-painful service experiences.Expertise on traditional materials is not transferable to "new materials, processes and structural concepts.This is because it is not based on or derived from well-defined measures of safety.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780080445458
0080445454
DOI:10.1016/B978-0-08-044545-8.X5000-1