Advanced Aircraft Structures and Materials

课程简介

/ Indicative Syllabus Structures: Fuselage; Wing; Tail; Landing gear; Thin-wall beams; Tapered beams; Ribs; Cut-outs; Loads applied on airframes; Stress analysis of aircraft structural components Materials: Typical aircraft materials and material characteristics; Characteristics of composite materials Non-destructive testing and evaluation of aircraft structures (NDT&E): Finite element method (FEM) for the analysis of aircraft structures -- 1 of 3 --

目标

1. To provide students an overview of the structures in modern aircraft. 2. To provide students with tools that are needed to formulate and solve problems concerning compression/tension, bending, torsion and buckling in aircraft structures. 3. To provide students with an overview of the advanced materials that are used for aircraft vehicles. 4. To provide students with an overview of the non-destructive testing techniques that are used to ensure the safe operation of aircraft vehicles.

先修要求

/ Co-requisite/ Exclusion Exclusion: ME577 Advanced Aircraft Structures

Teaching Pattern

Methodology Lectures, tutorials and guided study by project/case study/literature survey are used to deliver the fundamental knowledge and research elements in relation to aircraft structures and materials. Teaching/Learning Methodology Outcomes a b c d Lecture √ √ √ √ Tutorial/Guided Study √ √ √ √