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WORKSHOP 8

The half wing of a model airplane that its dimensions are given in Figure 2. The wing section
coordinates are given in Table 1. The wing is made by composite materials which its mechanical
properties are given in Table 2. The maximum take-off weight of airplane is 1.622 kg. The
airplane is designed for a 3g applied normal maneuver acceleration. For the ultimate load case,
apply a load coefficient of 1.5.

(a) Create a surface model of airplane wing. The wing half-span is 750 mm.
(b) Create a finite element mesh using shell elements. The thickness of main spar is 0.5 mm and
the thickness of skins and rear spar is 0.3 mm.
(c) Apply the clamped boundary conditions at the end of main spar and rear spar. Apply a
parabolic aerodynamic pressure distribution corresponding to maximum wing load. A
uniform pressure variation can be taken along the chord direction for the sake of simplicity.
(d) Determine the deformations and stress distributions. Use proper failure criteria for the
composite structure.

Figure 1 Cessna 182 ST model aircraft

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50 mm

750 mm

30 mm

130 mm

Figure 2 Cessna 182 ST model aircraft wing geometry

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Table 2. Coordinates of wing section.

NO. x (mm) y (mm) z (mm)

1 -60 0 0
2 -57,5 7,52 0
3 -57,5 -4,22 0
4 -55 10 0
5 -55 -5,98 0
6 -50 13,5 0
7 -50 -8,12 0
8 -45 16,12 0
9 -45 -9,34 0
10 -40 18,22 0
11 -40 -10,12 0
12 -30 21,32 0
13 -30 -10,98 0
14 -20 23,44 0
15 -20 -11,12 0
16 -10 24,8 0
17 -10 -10,98 0
18 0 25,52 0
19 0 -10,52 0
20 20 25,4 0
21 20 -9,4 0
22 40 23,7 0
23 40 -8,04 0
24 60 20,88 0
25 60 -6,48 0
26 80 17,1 0
27 80 -4,9 0
28 100 12,44 0
29 100 -3,34 0
30 120 6,92 0
31 120 -1,86 0
32 130 3,78 0
33 130 -1,1 0
34 140 0 0

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Table 2 High Strength Carbon/Epoxy (the thickness of layer is 0.1 mm)

EX 90 GPa
EY 3.8 GPa
EZ 3.8 GPa (http://www.hexcel.com/Resources/DataSheets/Br
ochure-Data-Sheets/Prepreg_Technology.pdf)
PRXY 0.29
PRXY 0.29
PRXY 0.29
GXY 2.1 GPa
GYZ 0.9 GPa
GXY 0.9 GPa
 1150 kg/m3
SXt 1100 MPa
SYt 12 MPa
SXc 190 MPa
SYc 32 MPa
SXY 11MPa

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