Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicles Structures

Bruhn F.R.

In my 16 years in the Aerospace Industry I have rarely come across a more quoted or well known text with the possible exception of Roark’s Formulas for Stress and Strain. Bruhn is the basis for most Aerospace company strength manuals. It is truly the Bible of flight vehicle analysis. However, there is no index, only a cursory table of contents. A very good reference for a great deal of practical formulas but abrupt on theoretical explanation in most cases. Many example problems but again very abrupt on explanation. Could have better illustrations. For all of the above reasons Bruhn gets high marks as a reference but as a text for learning it is lacking; even for someone with a background and education in basic stress analysis. It is still one of the most comprehensive and practical aircraft structural text around and still a must read for any flight vehicle structural engineer.

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Table of contents :
table contents……Page 1
Index……Page 3
A1……Page 5
A2……Page 9
A3 Properties Of Sections CENTROIDS MOMENTS OF INERTIA……Page 41
A4 Général Load on AIRCRAFT……Page 57
A5……Page 71
A6……Page 101
A7 Deflections Of Structures……Page 119
A8 Statically Indeterminate Structures……Page 159
A9 Bending Moment in Frames and Rings……Page 203
A10 Statically Indeterminate Structures Special Method – The Column Analogy Method……Page 220
A11 Continuous Structures – Moment Distribution Method……Page 226
A12 Special Methods – Slope Deflection Method……Page 264
A13 Bending Stress……Page 276
A14 Bending Shear Stresses – Solid and Open Sections Shear Center……Page 294
A15 Shear Flow In Closed Thin – Walled Sections……Page 312
A16 Menbrane Stresses in Pressure Vessels……Page 344
A17 Bending Of Plates……Page 354
A18 Theory of the Instability of Columns and Thin Sheets……Page 362
A19 Introduction to Wing Stress Analysis……Page 386
A20 Introduction to Fuselage Stress Analysis……Page 414
A21 Loads and Stresses on Ribs and Frames……Page 430
A22 Analysis of Special Wing Problems……Page 450
A23 Structural Analysis of a Delta Wing By the Method of Displacements……Page 466
B1 Basic Principles and Definitions……Page 482
B2 Mechanical and Physical Properties of Metallic Materials for Flight Vehicle Structures……Page 498
C1 Combined stresses Theory of Yeld and Ultimate Failure……Page 534
C2 Strenght of Columns with Stable Cross-Sections……Page 544
C3 Yeld and ultimate Strength in Bending……Page 562
C4 Strength and Design of Round Streamline Oval Square Tubing……Page 574
C5 Buckling Strength of Flat Sheet in Comp Shear Bending Under Comb Stress……Page 602
C6 Local Buckling Stress For Composite Shapes……Page 614
C7 Crippling Strength of Composite Shapes and Sheet Stiffener Panels in Compression……Page 620
C8 Blucking Strength of Monocoque Cylinder……Page 648
C9 Buckling Strength of Curved Sheet Panel……Page 674
C10 Design of Metal Beams Web Shear Resistant……Page 687
C11 Diagonal Semi-Tension Field Design……Page 709
D1 Fitting and connections Bolted and Riveted……Page 763
D2 Welded Connections……Page 793
D3 Some Important Details in Structural Design……Page 802