Seitz, Timothy J.2014-03-142014-03-141992etd-05042006-164511http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37688The research contributes toward a fully integrated multidisciplinary wing design synthesis by development of an appropriate structural model. The goal is to bridge the gap between highly idealized structural beam / aerodynamic strip models and the very detailed finite element and computational fluid dynamics, FEM/CFD, techniques. The former provides insufficient accuracy for flutter analysis of modern low aspect ratio composite wings. The latter is too computationally intensive for use in the inner loop of a simultaneous multidisciplinary optimization problem. The derived model provides a useful preliminary design tool as well.x, 82 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V856 1992.S436Airplanes -- WingsDissertationhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05042006-164511/