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THE EFFECT OF EDGE REINFORCEMENT ON THE STRESSES IN SKIN PANELS

UNDER UNIFORM PRESSURE
1.

NOTATION

width of skin between rivet lines

in

br

width of reinforcement

in

Youngs modulus

lbf/in2

N/m2

f0

nominal stress at rivet line in unreinforced panel

lbf/in2

N/m2

f1

nominal stress at rivet line in reinforced panel

lbf/in2

N/m2

f2

nominal stress at edge of reinforcement

lbf/in2

N/m2

uniform pressure on panel

lbf/in2

N/m2

thickness of panel

in

tr

total thickness of panel and reinforcement

in

Both British and SI units are quoted but any coherent system of units may be used.

2.

NOTES
Figure 1 shows f1 /f0 and f 2 /f0 plotted against b r /b for five values of tr /t .
The derivation of the curves assumes that the skin panel is fixed at the rivet line and that its deflection is
within the linear region where membrane stresses are negligible, that is p/E < 35 ( t/b ) 4. The curves apply
strictly to panels with aspect ratio 2 or greater.
This data sheet is primarily intended for use with Item No.72005 in the calculation of r.m.s. nominal stresses
under random acoustic loading. Item No.72005 is first used with the unreinforced panel dimensions b and
t and the natural frequency of that panel. The r.m.s. nominal stresses at the rivet line and at the edge of the
reinforcement are then obtained by multiplying the stresses, obtained from Item No. 72005 by f1 /f0 and
f2 /f0 respectively.

3.

DERIVATION

1.

TIMOSHENKO, S.
Theory of plates and shells. Second edition. McGraw-Hill, New
WOINOWSKY-KRIEGER, S. York, 1959.

Issued May 1967

With Amendment A, October 1972
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tr

br

1.1
f1
f0

tr
= 1.0
t

f2
f0

1.0

f2
f0

0.9

0.8
tr
= 1.2
t
0.7

tr
t

0.6

2.0

1.5
f1
f0

0.5

1.2

tr
= 1.5
t

1.0

0.4

0.3

tr
= 2.0
t

0.2

0.1
tr
=
t
0.0
0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.1
br
b

FIGURE 1
2

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2