semi-monocoque
English
Alternative forms
- semimonocoque
Etymology
semi- + monocoque
Noun
semi-monocoque (plural semi-monocoques)
- A modification of the monocoque design to include reinforcing members such as stringers or frames to increase strength while minimizing weight.
- 2012, Pedro M.G.P. Moreira, Lucas F. M. da Silva, & Paulo M.S.T. de Castro, Structural Connections for Lightweight Metallic Structures, →ISBN, page 241:
- Semi-monocoque is the most popular type of structure used in aircraft nowadays, composed of a long tube shape with a large number of longitudinal reinforcements (stringers) and circumferential reinforcements (frames) which carry all stresses .
- 2013, Tara Cox, Airstream: The Silver RV, →ISBN:
- The semi-monocoque construction provided higher strength with less weight, the aerodynamic shape required less horsepower to pull (improving gas mileage) and it provided smoother towing.
- 2015, Beverly Russell, Eva Maddox & Farooq Ameen, Fifty Under Fifty: Innovators of the 21st Century, →ISBN, page 55:
- Incredibly strong, and capable of supporting the weight of several people, the cardboard laminates operate as semi-monocoques with an intermediary plywood armature.
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