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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
May. 09, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Jiangtian Cheng, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
In an example, a composite structure having a variable gage is described. The composite structure includes a first end having a first gage, a second end having a second gage, which is less than the first gage, a plurality of continuous plies, and a plurality of drop-off plies. Each continuous ply extends from the first end to the second end. Each drop-off ply includes a tip having a blunt-end shape. Each drop-off ply extends from the first end to a respective position of the tip of the drop-off ply between the first end and the second end. The plurality of drop-off plies are separated from each other by at least one of the plurality of continuous plies.