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Mechanics of Aircraft Structures [Hardcover]

C. T. Sun (Author)
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Aircraft structures must be designed to ensure that every part of a given material is used to its full capacity; today's designs employ cutting-edge composite materials to meet those needs. This book focuses on the mechanics of the most recent developments in design and materials, and covers advanced composite materials and new computer-aided designs.

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Aircraft structures must be designed to ensure that every part of a given material is used to its full capacity; today's designs employ cutting-edge composite materials to meet those needs. This book focuses on the mechanics of the most recent developments in design and materials, and covers advanced composite materials and new computer-aided designs.
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The main difference between aircraft structures and materials and civil engineering structures and materials lies in their weight. Read the first page
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1.0 out of 5 stars Worst Book Ever!!, Sep 21 2003
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This review is from: Mechanics of Aircraft Structures (Hardcover)
I am an aerospace engineering student that has to use this book for my structures class. This is by far the worst book I have ever used in my entire college career. The author derives several complicated formulas without hardly any explanation, and makes it difficult to understand the concepts. There are very very few examples to look at to understand the concepts. Worst book ever, do not buy this book!!!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Is it possible to give 0 stars?, Feb 9 2002
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Jeff Maurer (St. Petersburg, FL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mechanics of Aircraft Structures (Hardcover)
Wow..... It's shocking that a book this poor could actually reach publication.

This book appears to consist of a collection of the author's teaching notes. Highly mathematical (fine), but utterly lacking in the "what this formula means in the real world" department. Aren't we as students trying to understand where all the math is leading us?

Most annoying of all, throughout the book the author uses the following: "It is easy to prove that..." Well, I'm sure it is easy for him to prove it. He's the f'ing teacher. But for us, the students, it's NOT trivial, nor should it be treated as such.

I concur with the other review. Stay as far away from this text as possible.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Short and Not Descriptive, Dec 15 2001
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Dianne Roberts (Los Angeles, California United States) - See all my reviews
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I am an Aerospace Engineering student and had this book for a flight mechanics class. Honestly, for the money, this book is a total waste. First off it is relatively very short (...). If you're going to spend that much money on a book this size, make sure its pages are pure gold or the book unlocks the meaning of life. Second off it simply states and quickly derives complicated structural theories without much introduction or explanation, and provides no application of the theories to actual aircraft. In fact there isn't even a drawing of an aircraft anywhere in the book. Honestly a giant disappointment, and just like my college to make us waste our money on this unintelligible leaflet. Surf around for ten minutes on Amazon and you will find at least ten books on the same subject that are larger, more in depth, more explanatory, provide real life applications of the course material, and have appendices with material and atmospheric properties for the same price.
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