FEM techniques in Structural Analysis

Aircraft Specification Architecture

Geometry / Planform Structural Layout Initial Sizing

AC Component
Aero Data Aircraft Loads
Global FEM Build
Mass Data
Generation
Loads Critical Load GFEM
Cases AC Loads GFEM
Loop SMM_i
Aero Elastics AC Stiffness Data
Load Application
& GFEM Analysis
Structural
GFEM
Sizing loop FEA Results
GFEM SMM_i+1 Optimisation
(Stress/Strain/Displ)
DMM_i

Design
Stress
Design: New Sizing Component
updates (Stress based) Stressing
Geometry / DMU
New Mass
Data based Components DFEMs
on Sizing DFM / Drawings Design DFEM
Load Application &
DFEM Analysis
(Local)
Results

Mar 2017 Tec - Overview of Structural Analisys process