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Aerospace Stiffened Panel Initial Sizing With Novel Skin Sub-Stiffening Features

This paper details a novel design methodology for buckling containment features on aerospace components. The design approach enables accurate and efficient analysis of advanced structural geometries, suitable for both preliminary and detailed design. The developed methodology has been rigorously validated experimentally and can yield significant airframe weight reductions in relation to traditional design practices. The research output has been distributed to Alcan CRV (Frederic Bron) for implementation in their design tool suite, and led to further collaborative funding with Bombardier Aerospace Belfast (Ken Poston, Head of Advanced Metallics: Strategic Technologies,), and Alcan CRV.