The Boeing Company

Charles R Saff

Kevin Matthew Retz

John Hershey Fogarty

Terry D Richardson

Haozhong Gu

Jeffrey H Wood

Haozhang Gu

A floor beam assembly, system, and method for supporting floor beams within a structure are provided. According to one embodiment, a floor beam assembly for installing a floor beam within a structure is provided. The assembly includes at least one floor beam, wherein at least a portion of each floor beam comprises a composite material. The assembly also includes at least one support bracket attached to a structure, wherein each support bracket is configured to support at least a portion of a floor beam thereon. In addition, the assembly includes at least one conductive element extending from the at least one support bracket and configured for electrically communicating with the at least one support bracket.

Floor beam support assembly, system, and associated method

A composite sandwich structure comprises a core sandwiched between composite laminate facesheets. The core includes a plurality of core sections spliced together at joints that incorporate integral features for arresting the propagation of irregularities in the facesheets.

Sandwich structure having arrestment feature

Sandwich structure having arrestment feature and method of making the same

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St. Peters, MO, United States of America

Charles R Saff