STRUCTURAL LOADS
Basic Stresses on Aircraft Structure
Tension, compression, shear, bending and torsion in aircraft structure.
Key reference points
- Tension pulls material apart; compression pushes it together.
- Shear acts across a section; bending combines tension and compression.
- Torsion twists a member, and real structure often carries combined stresses.
Training-reference boundary
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