FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE FRAME by ADITYA MILIND DANDEKAR THESIS Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington May 2017 Arlington, Texas Supervising Committee: Andrey Beyle, Supervising Professor Kent Lawrence Endel Iarve Atilla Dogan, Graduate Advisor