Part 1 Flashcards
is the stress that resists a force that tends to pull something apart.?
Tension
is the stress that resists a crushing force?
Compression
occurs to thin sheet materials when they are subjected to end loads and to ties if subjected to compressive forces.
Buckling
is a phenomenon that occurs in a member that is under compression with sufficiently short length to prevent instability?
Crippling
is the stress that produces twisting?
Torsion
is the stress that resists the force tending to cause one layer of a material to slide over an adjacent layer.
Shear
is a combination of compression and tension?
Bending Stress
A device that is used for, or is intended to be used for, flight in the air?
Aircraft
Major categories of aircraft
Airplane, Rotorcraft, Gliders, and lighter-than-air vehicle
The main structure or body of the fixed-wing aircraft.
Fuselage
Fuselage provides space for?
Cargo, Controls, Accessories, Passengers, and other equipment.
A rigid framework made up of members, such as beams, struts, and bars to resist deformation by applied loads.
Truss Type
Truss Type is a rigid framework made up of what?
Beams, Strut, and Bars
Truss-framed is covered with?
Fabric
Monocoque Type another name?
Single Shell