3. Sizing assemblies

3.1 Recommended sheets

Before looking at connection dimensioning methods, we'll return to the choice of drapings we mentioned earlier. There are many rules for draping, depending on the industrial sector and the stresses seen by the structure, but we'll try to highlight a few important rules, focusing particularly on the case of assemblies. Here are a few rules to follow when choosing a draping system.

Mirror symmetry

This rule avoids warping of the plates during manufacture (figure 6...

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Bibliography

(1) - BOUVET (C.) - Dimensionnement des structures composites : applications à l'aéronautique. - ISBN : 978-1-78405-348-2, éd. ISTE (2018).
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Standards and norms

Influence of fastener flexibility on the prediction of load transfer and fatigue life for multiplerow joints. Fatigue in mechanically fastened composite and metallic joints, ASTM International - ASTM STP-927 - 1986
Development of the fail-safe design features of the DC-10, Damage Tolerance in Aircraft Structures, ASTM STP 486, ASTM International - ASTM STP-486 - 1971

Regulations

Joint Airworthiness Requirements 25 (JAR25) – Part 1: requirements. Part 2 : acceptable means of compliance and interpretations (for composite structures : JAR25 § 25.603 and ACJ 25.603) (1978)