4.4.6 Main Takeaways on Fuselage Load Cases

Course subject(s) Module 4. Loads and Stresses

Pressurization

The stresses and strains in the fuselage as a result of the pressurization are:

with Δ𝑝 the pressure difference, the radius of the fuselage and the wall thickness.

Torsion

The shear flow as a result of the torsional load Mt can be defined as:q= Mt:2A and is constant throughout the cross-section. The torsional moment is resisted by shear stresses within the thin walled shell structure.

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