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Reg. No.

o35
NEHRUINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY -COIMBATORE
(AUTONOMOUS)

Question Paper Code: 7048


B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, NOVEMBER /DECEMBER 2024.

Fifth Semester
Aeronautical Engineering
AE3501- AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES-II

(Regulations 202 1)
Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 marks
Answer ALL questions.

PART A-(10x 2=20 marks)


1. Define neutral axis and neutral plane in bending.
2. List the assumptions made in the symmetrical bending of beams.
3. Define shear center.
4.
Sketch the shear flow distribution for a thin-walled L-section subjected to a vertical load.
5. State the Bredt-Batho theory.
6. What are booms, and how do they resist loads?
7. What is meant by crippling strength?
8. Define the concept of effective skin width in thin-walled structures.
9. What is meant by gust load?
10. List the various structural elements of an aircraft wing and their functions.

PART B -(5 x 13 =65 marks)


11. (a) Derive and obtain an expression for the bending stress in an unsymmetrical (13)

section subjected to bending using the generalized 'k' method.


Or
(b) Determine the maximum bending stress for the section shown in figure, (13)
subjected to a bending moment M, = 10 kNm and My = 10 kNm.

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12 cm

24 cm

unform thickness3cm

12. (a) A
cross-sect
figure.
ion of a slit
circular tube with
Derive the formula for the constant thickness is shown in
shear center, e =2r. distance from the center of the
circle to the
1t

Or
(b) Determine the shear flow and locate the shear
center for the given section. (13)
Assume a vertical load of 500 N and a section
with constant thickness.
10mm

100
mn

100mm

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13. (a) Derive an expression for a closed tube of arbitrary cross-section subjccted to (13)
pure torsion.

Or
(b) Find the shear flow distribution for the symmetric single-cell box
bcam for (13)
the dimensions given in the figure.
2 cm? 15 cm

5 KN IS cm
10
cm'

lcm²

14. (a) Determine the crippling stress using Needham's method for the formed (13)
section shown in figure, if the material is Al2024. Given that oy = 45000
N/cm
Take Ec= 107 x 10° Ncm
30 cm

t=0.6cm
34cm

25cm
25cm

20cm 20cm

Or

(b) Derive an expression for the tension-field beam (Wagner beam) and state its (13)
benefits.

15. (a) Draw a neat sketch of a typical aircraft wing and fuselage, indicate all the (13)
structural components, and explain them in detail.
Or
(b) How does the V-n diagram contribute to ensuring the safety and (13)
airworthiness of an aircraft? Explain in detail.

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PART C-(l x 15= 15 marks)
16. (a) Find the shear flow and twist per unit length of the two-cell structure shown (15)
infigure, using aluminium with E=70 GPa and Poisson's ratio as 0.3.
T=75 kN-cm
1mm |1 mmn

2 mm 1 mm 1.5 mm 25 cm

1mm 1 mm

25cm 25 cm

Or

Abeam with the cross-section shown in the figure is subjected to a bending


(15)
(b)
moment of 1500 Nm in a vertical plane.

40 mm 80 mm

A
8 mm

80 mm

E F
8 mm

Calculate the maximum direct stress due to bending.

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