ERITREA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

College of Engineering & Technology

Dept. of Aeronautical Engineering
Second Semester, Final Examination 20011/12
Course Title: AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE II,
Course Code: AEEN 432

Time: 2:00pm 5:00pm

Date: 04/06/2012

Answer all the questions and dont mix-up Part-A and Part-B answers.

Only non-programmable calculator is allowed

Part A(Marks: 102 = 20)
1.

Differentiate between Shear Stress and Shear Flow.

2.

Explain theBending Moment diagrams and also tell what its use is.

3.

Explain why I section is more suitable than T section in resisting bending moment.

4.

Write the moments of inertia about principal axes (

about geometric axes(
).

5.

A structure cross section has

the angle of inclination ofprincipal axes with respect to geometric axesx and y.

6.

Explain thin-webs.

7.

Define ShearCentre.

8.

A circular cross section thin web contains shear flow of 30 Nm. If the radius of the cross
section is 25 cm, calculate the torque created by the shear flow.

9.

Describe the load in the flanges in a close section when the structure is loaded with pure
torsion.

) in the terms of moments of inertia

. Find

10. Write the equation for the normal stress when the beam is loaded with moments about y and
z axes direction and an axial force in x axis direction.

Part B(Marks: 320 = 60)-Solve any three of the following.

11. Draw the bending moment and Shear Force Diagram for the structure and loading given
below. Also write the values at the critical point and the equations governing in the regions
between critical points.
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12. (a) Find the coordinate of the

centroid (X, Y) of the given
section with respect to the given
axes of system (x, y). (b) Also
find the moments of inertia of
the section about its centroidal
axes
(X,
Y).
All
the
measurements are in centimeters
and all the triangles are isosceles
in nature.
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13. Find the Shear Stress distribution in a section

given below when the vertical load acting on
the structure is 500 kN. Thickness of the web is
3 cm throughout.
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15 cm

14. Find the shear flow in the section given below.

Also find the Shear Centre (e). Load acting is
10 kN and areas of stringers are 5 cm2 each.

20 cm

25 cm

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