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This course develops engineering analysis skills with focus on methods relevant to aerospace structures. This includes stress, strain, deflection, and stability analyses. It also includes understanding the loads experienced by aircraft and spacecraft. Major topics include: thin and rib-stiffened structures, light weight materials, energy methods, application of the finite element method, and airframe loads.
At the conclusion of the course students will be able to1. Discuss fundamental energy principles related to structural analysis such as the principle of total potential energy and the principle of virtual work.2. Discuss the fundamentals of instability analysis as it applies to thin plate-like structures.3. Discuss the common materials used in aircraft and spacecraft structural components.4. Estimate typical airframe loads and discuss the concept of airworthiness.5. Perform deflection and stress analysis of thin-walled beams.6. Discuss the role of the finite element method for the analysis of aerospace structures.These LOs align with UC1 of the graduate profile. The integration of mechanics of materials and aerospace structures (specialised knowledge) with the individual structural analysis project required to complete the course demonstrate that it is at NZQA level 8.
ENME302
Mark Garnich
T.H.G. Megson; Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students ; 6th edition; Elsevier, 2017 (Available free online).
Domestic fee $1,114.00
International fee $5,500.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
Maximum enrolment is 40
For further information see Mechanical Engineering .