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semi-ˈmonocoque
[semi- 8 a.]
a. Aeronaut. A fuselage or other structure having a rigid outer skin and a framework of longerons or stringers, so that stresses are shared between the skin and the framework. Usu. attrib.
1918Flight 28 Feb. 224/2 This semi-monocoque structure would retain its strength even after damaging some of the longitudinal members. 1931Warner & Johnston Aviation Handbk. 653 The semimonocoque has the skin reinforced by longerons and vertical bulkheads but has no diagonal web members. Ibid., For the semimonocoque type the verticals should be designed as for the true monocoque designs. 1948[see monocoque a]. 1960C. H. Gibbs-Smith Aeroplane xii. 93 As many of the so-called ‘monocoque’ structures came to include internal stiffening members—the skin bearing most but not all of the loads—the term ‘stressed-skin’ is better, implying a ‘semi⁓monocoque’ rather than a wholly unaided ‘shell’ structure. 1980R. C. Mikesh Albatros D.Va i. 13 Their semi⁓monocoque, smoothly contoured plywood fuselage was a radical change from the boxy, fabric-covered structures then in general use.
b. In a motor vehicle, a body or chassis combining features of the monocoque and space-frame types. Usu. attrib.
1966Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. 1964 xlii. 8 Semi⁓monocoque, adj., applied to a chassis which combines constructions of both monocoque and space frame, such as that of the Jaguar. 1973C. Campbell Design Racing Sports Cars viii. 134 The Formula 1 solution is usually called ‘semi-monocoque’ since the typical design has a centre section that is more like a bath-tub than an egg. |