HINDUSTAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE

CODE NO. AEB4302 NAME OF THE COURSE: AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES

NAME OF THE EXAMINATION: UNIT TEST – 1
DEPARTMENT SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICAL SCIENCES SEMESTER V
SECTION 5 – A and D DATE 14/09/2020
DURATION 80 MINUTES MAX MARKS 40

QUESTIONS

PART B (5 x 2MARK = 10MARKS)

Q NO CO BTL MARK
Answer Any Three
11 Define shear centre and locate shear centre for cruciform section. 1 2 2
Give flexural shear flow relation for thin walled open beam section
12 2 3 2
with stiffener.
Mark shear center for i) square section and ii) angle section with
13 2 3 2
equal flanges.
Shear stress can be defined for both thin-walled and thick-walled
14 1 2 2
section (true/false)
15 Draw the shear stress distribution for I – section 1 2 2

PART C (3 x 10MARK = 30MARKS)

Q NO CO BTL MARK
Answer Any Three

Find the shear flow distribution for a single cell three flange box beam
shown below:

16 1 3 10

Find the shear flow and shear center for the open section shown,
subjected to a vertical load of 1000N. Area, a=b= 4cm2; c=d= 2cm2.

17 1 3 10
 Find shear flow and shear center of the two-flange beam shown:

18 2 3 10

Find the shear flow in all webs of the box beam shown below. Area,
a=b=a’=b’= 0.5 cm2; c=c’= 1cm2.

19 2 3 10