Composite beam with integrated rupture initiator and aircraft fuselage
including such beams.
A composite beam (18) comprises a web (20) with a sinusoidal-shaped
section and a bottom flange (22). The web (20) comprises a stack
of at least one central layer of single-directional carbon fibers oriented along
the depth of the beam, and aramide fiber and carbon fiber fabrics. The lower part
of the beam (18) is designed so that rupture is initiated in it if the aircraft
in which the beam is installed crashes. This is achieved by gluing the bottom flange
(22) on the sides of the web (20), the bottom edge of each layer
of single-directional carbon fibers is setback from the corresponding edges of
the fabrics and saw-tooth cut-outs are formed in this bottom edge