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Aerospace Structures – Loads, Strength, and Lightweight Design | Prep4Uni.online

Learn how aircraft and spacecraft structures carry loads while staying light, stiff, and safe. Covers structural concepts, stress paths, fatigue, damage tolerance, and how design choices connect materials, geometry, and mission requirements.

Keywords:: structural mechanics, buckling, stress and strain, lightweight design, mechanical engineering, loads, aerospace structures, fatigue, finite element concepts, Prep4Uni.online, STEM learning, airframe, spacecraft structures, damage tolerance, engineering materials

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Material Type:: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:: January 17, 2026
Date Modified in MERLOT:: January 17, 2026
Author:: Jacob Gan
Submitter:: Jacob Gan
Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website

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Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International