Aerospace Structures and Dynamics
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| AERO2001 | School of Aerospace | 2 | 20 | Full year China |
- Code
- AERO2001
- School
- School of Aerospace
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Full year China
Summary
Building on H41AM1 this module extends and deepens knowledge of materials, concentrating on the composites and alloys used in aerospace structures and engines. Material properties, manufacture, lifing, processing and testing will be considered with respect to aerospace examples. An overview of current aerospace research will be used to highlight likely future developments. Aircraft structure topics covered are: Introduction to airframe, shear stress beams, deflection and conditions, column buckling, thin-walled structures, semi-monocoque structures, web-boom idealisation, static indeterminate structures, bending & torsion of single and multi-celled thin-walled beams, shear centre. Both static and fatigue failure are covered. Links will be made between the effect of design decisions on material selection and vice versa.
Re-assessment
Students who fail this module overall and are required to complete a re-assessment will be re-assessed by exam. The re-assessment exam mark alone will be used to determine whether students satisfy progression requirements.
Target Students
Students must be on one of the Aerospace Engineering courses H402, H40A, H400, H40B. Not available to any other students including exchange students
Classes
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 20 weeks
- One 4-hour practicum
- One 4-hour practicum
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 20 weeks
Assessment
- 20% Coursework 1: coursework1
- 20% Coursework 2: coursework2
- 60% Exam 1 (2-hour): 2 Hours written exam
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
This module aims to advance students’ understanding of materials used in an aerospace context, how they are chosen and the basis upon which design decisions are made. The ability to design and analyse aircraft structures is developed and advanced, including the ability to make relevant calculations to simplified aircraft representations. The concepts of airworthiness and non-destructive, in-service testing are introduced.Learning Outcomes
LO1 - Demonstrate comprehension of the fundamental concepts of solid mechanics applied to aerospace structures. (AHEP 1)
LO2 - Recognise and construct appropriate analysis techniques for representative aerospace structural scenarios. (AHEP 2)
LO3 - Explore the salient details from an experimental investigation and conduct accurate and appropriate data analysis. (AHEP 12)
LO4 - Comprehend and apply fundamental concepts of rigid body dynamics and vibration. (AHEP 1)
LO5 - Derive and apply engineering dynamics equations appropriate to a given scenario. (AHEP 2)
LO6 - Use computational tools to model dynamical systems within an aerospace context. (AHEP 3)