Here, we will list additional relevant videos, books, articles, websites as well as places to visit that allow you to enjoy the subject of Aerospace Structures and Materials even more. Suggestions are always welcome via our Discussion Forum under the section: "Suggestions for Further Watching and Reading".
Books on Materials:
- Ashby, M.F., Material Selection in Mechanical Design, Elsevier- Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford (any edition).
- Ashby, M., Shercliff, H., Cebon, D., (2008). Materials - engineering, science, processing and design, Elsevier- Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford.
- Callister, W. D., Material Science and Engineering - an Introduction - John Wiley & Sons, New York (any edition).
- Gordon, J.E. (2018) - The new science of strong materials. Penguin Books, London.
- Vlot & Gunnink, (Eds.) (2001) Fibre Metal Laminates - an Introduction - Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht.
Material Properties Websites:
- Matweb.com - a great website listing material properties
- Granta design - the company founded by Prof. Ashby with additional resources on materials for students
Book on Mechanics and Structures
- Gere, J.M. & Goodno, B. or Timoshenko, S.P. & Gere, J.M. - Mechanics of Materials - any edition.
- Hibbeler, R.C. - Mechanics of Materials. Pearson - any edition
- Hibbeler, R.C. - Structural Analysis. Pearson - any edition
- den Hartog, J.P.(1985) - Mechanical Vibrations - Dover Books
- Gordon, J.E. (1991) - Structures - Penguin Books, London
Books on Aerospace Structures
- Abbott (2019) - ANALYSIS & DESIGN OF COMPOSITE & METALLIC FLIGHT VEHICLE STRUCTURES - THIRD EDITION - free download
- Bruhn, E.F., (1973) - Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures, S.R. Jacobs & Associates, Inc..
- Kassapoglou, C. (2013) - Design & Analysis of Composite Structures: with application to aerospace structures, Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom
- Megson, T.H.G., - Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students - John Wiley & Sons, Chichester United Kingdom - any edition
- Niu, M.C.Y., "Airframe Structural Design," Commilit Press LTD., 22/F, Sing Pao Building, 101 King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong. U.S.
- Peery, D.J. (2011) - Aircraft Structures, Dover Books
Launch Vehicle User Guides
Here are some user guides for current launch vehicles to peruse through.
Aviation and Space Museums
Canada
- Alberta Aviation Museum, Edmonton, Alberta https://www.albertaaviationmuseum.com
Germany
- Technik Museum Speyer, Speyer https://speyer.technik-museum.de/en/
The Netherlands
- Nationaal Militair Museum, Soesterberg - History of Dutch Military Forces including the Air Force. https://nmm.nl
- Luchtvaart Themapark Aviodrome, Lelystad - History of Dutch Aviation. https://www.aviodrome.nl
- Space Expo, Noordwijk - ESA visitor's center. https://www.space-expo.nl/en
United Kingdom
- Imperial War Museum, Duxford - Historic aircraft museum with a large flying collection. - https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford
- Cornwall Aviation heritage center - Small, but very dedicated museum celebrating Cornish aviation history. - http://www.cornwallaviationhc.co.uk
- RAF Museum, London and Cosford - Official museum of the Royal Air Force. - https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk
- Science Museum, London - https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
United States
- Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, McMinville, OR - Home of the Spruce Goose https://www.evergreenmuseum.org
- Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, FL - https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC - https://airandspace.si.edu
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (part of the Smithsonian), Chantilly, VA (Dulles Airport) - https://airandspace.si.edu/udvar-hazy-center
- Boeing Factory Tour, Seattle, WA - https://www.futureofflight.org/boeing-tour-seattle
- The Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA - http://www.museumofflight.org/
- Intrepid Museum, New York City, NY - Museum in the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid on the Hudson River https://intrepidmuseum.org/