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Static aeroelasticity

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A Modern Course in Aeroelasticity

Part of the book series: Solid Mechanics and its Applications ((SMIA,volume 32))

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We shall find a simple, somewhat contrived, physical system useful for introducing several aeroelastic problems. This is the so-called ‘typical section’ which is a popular pedagogical device.* This simplified aeroelastic system consists of a rigid, flat plate airfoil mounted on a torsional spring attached to a wind tunnel wall. See Figure 2.1; the airflow over the airfoil is from left to right.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    Edward F. Crawley (Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics)

  2. Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

    Howard C. Curtiss Jr. (Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

  3. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    David A. Peters (Professor of Mechanical Engineering)

  4. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Robert H. Scanlan (Professor of Civil Engineering)

  5. Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

    Fernando Sisto (Professor of Mechanical Engineering)

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  1. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    Earl H. Dowell (Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science) (Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science)

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Crawley, E.F., Curtiss, H.C., Peters, D.A., Scanlan, R.H., Sisto, F. (1995). Static aeroelasticity. In: Dowell, E.H. (eds) A Modern Course in Aeroelasticity. Solid Mechanics and its Applications, vol 32. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0499-9_2

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