 ##  [Monocoque](/monocoque) 

  ##  [Monocoque](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/monocoque-0) 

  
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**Engineering &amp; Applied Technologies Dictionary**

 
Definition

A structural approach in which the external skin or shell carries the primary mechanical loads (tension, compression, bending and shear) so that discrete internal beams or a separate frame are not the principal load-bearing members.