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A Design Study in Aluminum Castings -Uplock Support                                          
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Feature B - Horizontal Torque Box
In Feature B, the horizontal torque box is a stiffener on the sidewall of the uplock support.

  • The box has a wall thickness of 0.120 inches joining into the side wall with a thickness of 0.160 inches.

Stress concentrations at the joint are reduced by providing a generous fillet on the wall-box joint and the interior corners of the torque box.

Feature B does need to be changed.
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