04.2 - Structural Analysis and Design, Structural Dynamics, Aeroelasticity
PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS OF STITCHED AEROSPACE STRUCTURES FOR ADVANCED AIRCRAFT
B. Horton¹, Y. Song¹, D. Jegley², F. Collier², J. Bayandor¹; ¹CRashworthiness for Aerospace Structures and Hybrids (CRASH) Lab, United States ;²NASA Langley Research Center, United States
The current work presents a numerical investigation of the PRSEUS concept for implementation in a barrel fuselage by using a high-fidelity mesoscale approach. By significantly improving upon the existing capability for stitched composite damage prediction, the presented work allows detailed insight and understanding of stitched aerospace structures as it applies to tube-wing fuselage.