Download or read book Future Directions for Structural Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This effort had two goals: 1) to identify emerging research and development areas in the areas of flight structures and materials systems important to the future of the U.S. Air Force; and, 2) to define "Grand Challenges" that, if pursued, will provide future basic research programs that support Flight Structures development for the next half-century. Several distinct areas of research have been identified; we developed an identification process that we recommend be used for the future efforts. These research areas and the procedure are described within the report.