aerogant
Well-Known Member
I've noticed highly curved tubing on many ultralights, especially in the cockpit area.
image obtained from: http://www.ultralightamerica.com/images/Gallery/Spitfire Cockpit single.jpg
What methodology would one use to analyze these tubes?
They seem a bit too eccentric to use the Euler equations.
Could they be approximated as a 2 force member w/ a lot of buckling checks along the length?
Thanks.
image obtained from: http://www.ultralightamerica.com/images/Gallery/Spitfire Cockpit single.jpg
What methodology would one use to analyze these tubes?
They seem a bit too eccentric to use the Euler equations.
Could they be approximated as a 2 force member w/ a lot of buckling checks along the length?
Thanks.
