Blended-Wing-Body (BWB) fuselage strctural design for weight reduction

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 10, Issue , 2005, Pages 6625-6632

  Mukhopadhyay, V ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLENDED-WING-BODY (BWB); FLAT-RIBBED SHELLS (FRS); INTER-CABIN WALLS; VAULTED RIBBED SHELLS (VLRS);

PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

FUSELAGES;

EID: 28844458753     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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