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Question Paper Code : X 62021

B.E./B.Tech. Degree Examinations, november/december 2020
Fifth Semester
Aeronautical Engineering
AE 1302/070180023 – Aircraft structures – II
(Regulations 2004/2007)

Time : Three Hours Maximum : 100 Marks

Required data, if not given, may be suitably assumed

Answer all questions
Part – A (10×2=20 Marks)

1. State the assumptions of the generalized theory of pure bending.

2. The generalized theory of pure bending cannot be applied to beams having a hollow
cross-section - True/False.

3. Define shear flow and shear centre.

4. Define elastic axis.

5. A multi-cell structure subject to a torque load is statically indeterminate. Why ?

6. Relate the shear flow and angle of twist in a thin-walled structure subject to torque.

7. Explain effective width and give an expression to determine it.

8. Explain Buckling in shear for a sheet and sketch the mode shape.

9. What is a complete tension field beam ?

10. Explain safe life and fail safe design with examples.
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Part – B (5×16=80 Marks)

11. a) i) State the assumptions of the generalized theory of pure bending. (4)
ii) A beam having a uniform but unsymmetrical cross-section is subject to
bending moments in the horizontal and vertical planes. Derive and obtain
an expression for the neutral axis orientation in a typical cross-section. (12)

(OR)

b) A 3m long cantilever beam is made of steel with E = 210 GPa. The cross-section
of the beam is rectangular with section dimensions 1 cm × 2.5 mm. The applied
load is a skew 50 kN load at the free end applied at 40° to the horizontal and
passing through the centroid. Sketch the cross-section and the skew load and
determine the following :
i) Point of maximum tensile stress adjacent to the fixed end and the magnitude
of the stress. (8)
ii) The neutral axis inclination. (4)
iii) The free end deflection. (4)

12. a) Determine the shear center location for the section shown in Fig. 12 (a). All
the webs are ineffective in bending.

B = 2 cm2
C, D = 3 cm2
A = 2.5 cm2

Fig. 12 (a)
(OR)
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b) Locate the shear center for the section shown in Fig. 12 (b). Plot the shear stress
distribution when a vertical shear load of 1.2 kN acts through the shear center.

Fig. 12 (b)

13. a) Obtain the shear flow variation in the ring shown in Fig. 13 (a), when the
applied V is equal to 2.4 kN, acting 15 cm away from the ring center. Thickness
‘t’ of the ring is 2 mm R = 10 cm.

Fig. 13 (a)
(OR)

b) Explain the procedure of locating the shear center of an unsymmetrical

thin-walled closed section.

14. a) i) Differentiate between buckling and crippling and explain any one method
to determine crippling strength. (10)
ii) Explain how will you obtain buckling stress for an equal angle section. (6)

(OR)
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b) Find the M.S. in buckling for the box beam shown in Fig. 14 (b). Given : P1 = P2 = 10 kN.
Area of each stringer = 2 cm2 and the sheet thickness is 1.5 mm throughout.
Assume the sheets are effective in bending and made of 2024-T3 Aluminium
alloy. For a/b = 2, Kc = 5, Ks = 6.5 and for a/b = 3, Kc = 4, Ks = 5.8.

cm cm

Fig. 14 (b)

15. a) i) What are the loads that an aircraft wing is subject to ? List the functions
of the structural components of an aircraft wing. (8)
ii) Explain the structural analysis of a semi-cantilever type of aircraft wing.
How is weight saving achieved in this type of construction ? (8)
(OR)
b) i) What are the loads that an aircraft fuselage is subject to ? List the
functions of the following structural components of an aircraft fuselage:
bulkhead, frames and longerons. (8)
ii) Explain the construction of fuselage shear force and bending moment
diagrams. (8)

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