AE 362

SPRING 2016
HOMEWORK 5
(due May 16 -Monday)

1. For the two cell box beam given below, determine the values of the shear flows and the
shear center location.
y
q1 q2
q5 C h As=1 cm2
z
q3 h=10 cm
q4
2h 6h
e
F=1000 N

2. The rectangular web shown below is reinforced using flanges and stiffeners to carry the
applied loads. Using the techniques developed for rib analysis determine the shear flows
and flange and stiffener loads for cuts a) A-A b) B-B.

A
100 N 200 N
B B
200 N
h=10 cm
h/2
100 N 100 N A

Cuts.
2h h 2h
Loads and dimensions.
3. A portion of a wing box is built-in at one end and carries a shear load of 2000 N through
its shear center and a torque of 1000 Nm as shown in the figure below. If the skin panel in
the upper surface of the inboard bay is removed, calculate:
i) Flange loads at the built-in end and at central rib location
ii) The shear flows in the spar webs and skin panels in both bays
iii) Rib shear flows

Note:

This is question 10.19 from Megson. Some of the answers are not complete and right in
Megson. For instance spar web shear flows in Bay 1 are not same. Spar web shear flows in
Bay 2 are also not same. So be careful.

While attempting to solve this question do not follow the corrective shear flow method
described in Megson. In cut-out problems the main impact of the cut-out is that under torsion
the cut-out bay develops axial forces in the spar flanges and therefore the flange loads in the
bay without cut-out also changes along with the shear flows. Normally in the bay without
cutout to solve for shear flows you would need 3 eq. equations and 1 delta P eqn. written in
terms of beam bending formula. However, due to the cut out bay since the flange loads
change in the bay without cut-out also changes you can not use the beam bending formula.
Instead you have to consider the equilibrium of a flange and that will be your 4th equation to
solve for shear flows.

With these explanations solve this problem by following these steps:

- Determine the flange loads (at the built-in end and rib station) of Bay1 due to torque
only
- Determine the flange loads at the built-in end and rib location dur to shear force only
(bending formula works for pure shear load case)
- Find the overall flange loads due to torque and shear force
- Determine the shear flows in Bay 1 due to combined torque and shear force (3
resultant or equilibrium equations will do the job)
- Finally to determine the shear flows in Bay 2 write 3 resultant (or equilibrium)
equations + 1 equations for the equilibrium of any one of the flanges. Note that flange
load at the rib station is already calculated and flange load at the free end is zero. So,
instead of the classical delta P equation utilizing beam bending formula flange
equilibrium equation will be your 4th equation.