Boeing
Carbon Fiber Tube Space Frame
The project team attempted to design joints for a carbon fiber tube space frames. For a steel tube space frame a triangulated joint is welded together, however with carbon fiber, welding is not possible. We proposed making metal joints where the carbon fiber tubes can slide into the joint and be bolted together. Using the bolts, we could still attempt to use perimeter shear data and tearout calculations.
Faculty Adviser(s)
Ashley Emery, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
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