semimonocoque
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Noun edit
semimonocoque (plural semimonocoques)
- Alternative form of semi-monocoque
- 1998, Ahmed Khairy Noor, Structures Technology: Historical Perspective and Evolution, →ISBN, page 240:
- The design and manufacture of the aluminum-alloy-reinforced monocoque, or semimonocoque, was developed to great perfection in the 1930s.
- 2002, J. Singer, J. Arbocz, T. Weller, Buckling Experiments: Experimental Methods in Buckling of Thin-Walled Structures., →ISBN:
- The buckling behavior of the modern aerospace structure differs, therefore, from that of the earlier semimonocoque in that it is primarily not a local phenomenon but involves the entire structure, being predominantly global buckling or general instability.
- 2015, Michael Leasure, Michael S. Nolan, Unmanned Aviation Systems: The Definitive Guide, →ISBN, page 44:
- To summarize: in semimonocoque fuselages, the strong, heavy longerons hold the bulkheads and formers. These, in turn, hold the stringers, braces, web members, etc. All are designed to be attached together, and to the skin, to achieve the full strength benefits of the semimonocoque design.