Circumference splice for joining shell structures

The disclosed shell structure splice (10) and method includes a first panel (108) having a first edge, a second panel having a second edge, the second edge being positioned in edgewise alignment with the first edge to form a splice joint, a strap (12) bridging the splice joint and attached to the fi...

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Hauptverfasser: Dopker, Bernhard, Diep, Paul
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:The disclosed shell structure splice (10) and method includes a first panel (108) having a first edge, a second panel having a second edge, the second edge being positioned in edgewise alignment with the first edge to form a splice joint, a strap (12) bridging the splice joint and attached to the first panel and the second panel, the strap having a first tapered region (22a) and a second tapered region (22b), a first fitting (24a) having a tapered section (34)and a flat section (36), the tapered section being attached to the first tapered region of the strap, and a second fitting (24b) having a tapered section and a flat section, the tapered section being attached to the second tapered region of the strap.