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Analysis of wing truss stresses including the effect of redundanciesAirplane wing trusses are generally designed to contain redundant members (stagger wires and external drag wires) which, according to common practice, are not taken into account in calculations, so as to simplify the stress analysis by rendering the structure statically determinate. A more accurate method, in which the redundancies are included, involves a solution by means of Castigliano's method of least work. For the purpose of demonstrating the practical application of the method of least work this report presents examples for stresses of several cases of loading worked out for a structure similar to that of the Curtiss JN-4h. Case 1 was taken as the condition of velocity of 100 miles per hour combined with the angle of attack of maximum lift. Case 1a assumed the same loading but neglected the distortion of wooden members in the least-work analysis. So little error was involved in case 1a that this simplified method was employed for each succeeding case. Case 2 assumed a diving speed of 120 miles per hour and an angle of attack of no lift. Case 3 was worked out for the conditions imposed by the sand load recommended in NACA technical note no. 6.
Document ID
19930091155
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Warner, E P
Miller, R G
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1921
Report/Patent Number
NACA-TR-92
Accession Number
93R20445
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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