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Design and analysis of an equipment rack structure of a medium transport aircraft
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Yalçın, Mehmet Efruz
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In this study, equipment rack structure for a medium transport aircraft was designed and finite element analysis of this design was performed. The equipment rack structure, which was designed for a modernization project, was positioned and dimensions were determined by regarding the geometry of primary structures of the aircraft. The structure was designed such that it satisfies the pre-defined margin of safety values. Design of the structure was prepared in Unigraphics, and the finite element modeling and analysis phases were carried out using MSC.Patran and MSC.Nastran programs. For the fastener analysis, which is usually carried out by hand calculations, two analysis tools were prepared by using FORTRAN and Microsoft Office Excel programs. These tools were found to greatly facilitate the analysis and save time. As these tools can be used in other finite element analyses, in which MSC.Patran and MSC.Nastran programs are used, user manuals were prepared.
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Aerospace engineering.
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Aeronautical engineering.
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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/18887
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M. E. Yalçın, “Design and analysis of an equipment rack structure of a medium transport aircraft,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2009.
