04.2 - Aerostructures Design, Structural Dynamics, Aeroelasticity
ENHANCING THE PERFORMANCE OF SLENDER STRUCTURES WITH GEOMETRIC CONSTRAINTS: A CASE STUDY WITH THE ROORDA FRAME
L. Zhu¹, J. Shen, University of Exeter, United Kingdom; R.M.J. Groh¹, M. Schenk¹, A. Pirrera¹; ¹University of Bristol, United Kingdom
This work aims to increase a slender structure's load-carrying capacity above its buckling point by introducing small imperfections, informed by post-buckling analysis of the unperturbed structure, known as 'modal nudging'. Specifically, we focus on structures with constrained geometry, such as wing panels, exemplified through a case study on Roorda frames.