Citation

Fredriksson B. Int. J. Veh. Des. 1986; 7(3-4): 306-336.

Affiliation

Saab-Scania AB, Linkoping, Swed

Copyright

(Copyright © 1986, Inderscience Publishers)

DOI

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Abstract

This paper reviews various numerical and computational tools for the design of aircraft structures, in particular the finite element method (FEM) and the boundary element method (BEM). The importance of integrating different disciplines like aerodynamics, stress, loads and computer-aided design (CAD) to form a computer-aided engineering (CAE) environment is stressed. Both the conventional use of FEM in internal loads calculations and the advanced use in optimization and detailed stress analysis of complex structural situations are surveyed. Problems like crack and contact, and also combined crack and contact, analysis are discussed. The paper also discusses pre- and post-processing and the use of computer graphics in the stress analysis of structures.