Mechanics of Aircraft Structures (Hardcover)

by C. T. Sun (Author) "The main difference between aircraft structures and materials and civil engineering structures and materials lies in their weight..." (more)
Key Phrases: flexural shear flow, shear center, engineering moduli (more...)

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Product Description
Aircraft structures must be designed to ensure that every part of a given material is used to its full capacity; today's designs employ cutting-edge composite materials to meet those needs. This book focuses on the mechanics of the most recent developments in design and materials, and covers advanced composite materials and new computer-aided designs.

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Aircraft structures must be designed to ensure that every part of a given material is used to its full capacity; today's designs employ cutting-edge composite materials to meet those needs. This book focuses on the mechanics of the most recent developments in design and materials, and covers advanced composite materials and new computer-aided designs.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 255 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience (March 16, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471178772
• ISBN-13: 978-0471178774
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,107,364 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Short and Not Descriptive, December 14, 2001

By	Dianne Roberts (Los Angeles, California United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am an Aerospace Engineering student and had this book for a flight mechanics class. Honestly, for the money, this book is a total waste. First off it is relatively very short (...). If you're going to spend that much money on a book this size, make sure its pages are pure gold or the book unlocks the meaning of life. Second off it simply states and quickly derives complicated structural theories without much introduction or explanation, and provides no application of the theories to actual aircraft. In fact there isn't even a drawing of an aircraft anywhere in the book. Honestly a giant disappointment, and just like my college to make us waste our money on this unintelligible leaflet. Surf around for ten minutes on Amazon and you will find at least ten books on the same subject that are larger, more in depth, more explanatory, provide real life applications of the course material, and have appendices with material and atmospheric properties for the same price.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Is it possible to give 0 stars?, February 8, 2002

By	Jeff Maurer (St. Petersburg, FL USA) - See all my reviews

Wow..... It's shocking that a book this poor could actually reach publication.

This book appears to consist of a collection of the author's teaching notes. Highly mathematical (fine), but utterly lacking in the "what this formula means in the real world" department. Aren't we as students trying to understand where all the math is leading us?

Most annoying of all, throughout the book the author uses the following: "It is easy to prove that..." Well, I'm sure it is easy for him to prove it. He's the f'ing teacher. But for us, the students, it's NOT trivial, nor should it be treated as such.

I concur with the other review. Stay as far away from this text as possible.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY, February 6, 2004

By	F. Chénard (QUÉBEC, CANADA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I HAD TO BUY THIS BOOK FOR MY STRUCTURE CLASS IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; PAYING SO MUCH FOR SO LITTLE REALLY AGGRAVATED ME. THIS BOOK HAS NO CONTENT, THERE IS NO APPLICATION TO REAL LIFE PROBLEMS, IT IS PURE GARBAGE. THE TEACHER FOLLOWED EXACTLY THIS TEXTBOOK FOR HIS CLASS; I DON'T KNOW MORE ABOUT AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES THAN I DID BEFORE TAKING THAT CLASS. 1 STAR IS WAY TOO MUCH!!! STAY AWAY FROM IT!!!!!!!!