Composite structures, design, safety, and innovation

• Main Author: Backman, B. F ((Bjorn F.))
• Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
• Format: Electronic Book
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Boston, Mass. Elsevier 2005
• Edition: 1st ed
• Subjects: Airframes > Materials; Composite materials; Airframes > Design and construction

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 der...