Verification and Validation of a Rapid Design Tool for the Analysis of the Composite Y-Joint of the D8 Double-Bubble Aircraft

E Plaka, SP Jones, B Bednarcyk… - International Journal …, 2023 - dl.begellhouse.com
Polymer composite joints are critical aerospace components for reinforcing lightweight
structures and achieving high eco-efficiency transportation standards. Optimizing complex …

Application of a rapid design tool to a 3D woven structural joint

E Plaka, S Jones, BA Bednarcyk, EJ Pineda… - AIAA SCITECH 2022 …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1009. vid The optimization of
composite structural joints is an iterative process and a multiscale problem. High fidelity …

Aircraft fuselage and structural cable for aircraft fuselage

A Oonnoonny - US Patent 11,148,780, 2021 - Google Patents
A wide body aircraft is discussed having a fuselage with a first structural element, a second
structural element, a wide-body fuselage section, and a plurality of tension members. Each …

Optimization of the D8 Double Bubble Composite Y-Joint

E Plaka - 2021 - search.proquest.com
The optimization of composite structural joints is an iterative process and a multiscale
problem. High fidelity finite element modeling of joints with 3D woven and laminated …

3-D Woven Preform Joint Experimental Testing Results to Support the D8 Double-Bubble Composite Fuselage Design

JT Chambers, BM Yutko, A Oonnoonny… - 2018 AIAA/ASCE/AHS …, 2018 - arc.aiaa.org
The D8 aircraft concept features a non-classical, dual-lobed fuselage requiring a novel
airframe structural arrangement. The objective of the testing effort is to mature a structural …