The Analysis of Fuselages of Arbitrary Cross‐section and Taper: A DSIR Sponsored Research Programme on the Development and Application of the Matrix Force Method and the Digital Computer

The general theory of the cut‐out and modification analysis is reviewed and extended for a structure involving primary, secondary and tertiary redundancies. Some important points of practical application are illustrated on simple examples and the influence of the form chosen for the unassembled flexibility matrix is discussed. The question of the selection and number of actual cuts which will simulate a given major cut‐out is treated in general and illustrated on a simple type of structure.