Written by Douwe den Blanken and Stein Munting
This piece of Python code was developed to calculate the optimal top panel configuration for the AE-1222-I project, part 8. The file components.py contains the various classes used in the program. The file redesigner.py contains the UI, the values used in the calculation and the final result.
The following formulas are being calculated per design:
The critical sigma value should be bigger than the stress at the limit load of, in our case 15.0 kN.
The critical load value times the amount of stringers should be bigger than the ultimate load, which was 30.0 kN in our case.
The inter rivet tau should be between the stress at the ultimate load and at the limit load, so between the stress from 30.0 kN and 15.0 kN of load.
Click on the green 'Clone or Download button' and hit 'Download ZIP'. Unzip the package and navigate into the code folder. Open your terminal/command prompt in this folder and type the following:
python3 redesigner.py