The present invention regards a structurally integrated curved structure (13, 13', 13'') comprising a curved transition region (15) being defined between a tip section (42) and a root section (11, 21), an upper and lower composite skin (27, 29) comprising an inner surface (45) fixed to a substructure (31) of said transition region (15), the substructure (31) and skins (27, 29) are, during use of the structure (13, 13', 13''), subjected to a bending moment (M), each skin (27, 29) of said transition region (15) comprises elongated reinforcement fiber-like elements. The lower composite skin (29) comprises reinforcing fibersand/or nano tubes(41, 43), which are oriented transverse to the inner surface (45). The invention also regard sa method for producing the structurally integrated curved structure (13, 13', 13'').


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    Title :

    AN INTEGRATED CURVED STRUCTURE AND WINGLET STRENGTH ENHANCEMENT


    Additional title:

    INTEGRIERTE WÖLBSTRUKTUR UND ERHÖHUNG DER WINGLETFESTIGKEIT
    STRUCTURE INTÉGRÉE INCURVÉE ET AMÉLIORATION DE LA RÉSISTANCE D'AILETTE


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    Publication date :

    2016-06-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B29C Formen oder Verbinden von Kunststoffen , SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B32B LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM , Schichtkörper, d.h. aus Ebenen oder gewölbten Schichten, z.B. mit zell- oder wabenförmiger Form, aufgebaute Erzeugnisse



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