Aircraft Design and Structures

6.

Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity

6.1.

Fundamentals of Structural Vibration

6.1.1.

Natural Frequencies

6.1.2.

6.1.3.

6.1.3.1.

Material Damping

6.1.3.2.

Structural Damping

6.1.4.

Forced Vibration

6.1.5.

6.1.5.1.

Excitation Sources

6.1.5.2.

Resonance Avoidance

6.2.

Aeroelastic Phenomena

6.2.1.

Static Aeroelasticity

6.2.1.1.

6.2.1.2.

Control Reversal

6.2.2.

Dynamic Aeroelasticity

6.2.2.1.

6.2.2.2.

6.2.2.3.

Dynamic Response to Gusts

6.3.

Flutter Analysis and Prevention

6.3.1.

Flutter Mechanisms

6.3.2.

Critical Speed Determination

6.3.3.

Design Modifications for Flutter Prevention

6.4.

Ground Vibration Testing

6.4.1.

6.4.2.

Instrumentation

6.4.3.

Data Acquisition

6.4.4.

6.4.5.

Correlation with Analytical Models

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