Abstract:
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Cut- Outs throw the fuselage are very common in
commercial aircrafts. One of the most critical Cut- Out that
an aircraft has in its fuselage, is the one used to mount
the Horizontal Stabilizer because a very high load
concentration in this region occurs. Therefore, additional
structures such as splices and beams must be installed to
carry the loads around the openings.
This Master Thesis studies the mechanical behaviour of
the Cut – Out of the Horizontal Stabilizer with a Finite
Element Model and provides the static sizing and fatigue
check of the parts related to it.
The analyses performed on the structure are: static
strength of the splices, damage tolerance at skin, bolted
joints analysis and fatigue check of the splices.
The results show a very small reserve factors in this
region. Therefore, this Cut- Out must be treated as
critical, especially during the manufacturing of the aircraft
but this also implies a good design because it will
withstand all the known load cases and it is as light as
possible. |