Detailed design concepts

Abstract

This chapter handles some aspects of the detailed design of aircraft structures in Glare, and the design of splices, internal doublers and riveted joints in particular. In order to apply Glare in very large fuselage panels, a splice concept was developed, which allows a number of longitudinal splices to be cured in the same curing cycle as the basic material. Through the introduction of this splicing concept, the width of a panel is no longer limited to the maximum width of the aluminium sheet. In addition, internal local reinforcements (doublers) can be integrated into the panel during layup. A brief review of the development from splice concept to splice design is given. The use of doublers is discussed. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the design of riveted joints in Glare.