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Investigation on Behavior of New Structures for Airbus A380 Wing Rib Feet Using Fiber Metal Laminates

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Fiber metal laminate (FML) is a lightweight material with outstanding mechanical properties that combines the benefits of metal laminates and fiber reinforced composites. While weight reduction and higher damage tolerance were the primary drivers to develop these novel materials, they have additional benefits that are becoming more relevant to designers, such as cost savings and improved safety. In this work, the design methodology considers the design of the Airbus A380 wing rib, to investigate the mechanical properties of hybrid fiber-metal-laminate (FML) with different orientations composites. The ultimate tensile strengths and strain at failure of the FML composite with varied ply orientation and laminate layup were also investigated and compared to Aluminum 7449 alloy. GLARE was studied as a unique aircraft material. The results reveal high stress (803.52 MPa) and good fatigue life cycles (80* 103). The simulation studies done by ANSYS for the GLARE 4 and the comparison between the existing material of the rib in the Airbus A380, Aluminum 7449, show that through its unique combination of attributes. The study favors GLARE4 as a replacement material. GLARE 4 is a good material for new generation aircraft wing ribs, according to this study.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

    Mohammed Mahmmud Direa Khairi, Ali Aref Ali Alzanam, Tuan Mahmmad Yuossf & Ali Ameen Roshan

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Khairi, M.M.D., Alzanam, A.A.A., Yuossf, T.M., Roshan, A.A. (2024). Investigation on Behavior of New Structures for Airbus A380 Wing Rib Feet Using Fiber Metal Laminates. In: Ahmad, F., Iskandar, T., Habib, K. (eds) ICREEM 2022. ICREEM 2022. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5946-4_6

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