Nonlinear large amplitude structural and aeroelastic behavior of composite rotor blades at large static deflection

Behavior of Composite Rotor Blades at Large Static Deflection by Taehyoun Kim B.S., M.E. Ajou University (1981, 1983) M.S. The University of Texas at Austin (1987) SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology June, 1992 @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992. All rights reserved.

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