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Special Topic
Aerospace Structures. 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.
Washington Accord (V4) Summary of Graduate Attributes attained in this course: WA1 – Engineering Knowledge WA2 – Problem Analysis WA4 – Investigation WA5 – Tool Usage WA9 – Communication Course topics with Learning Outcomes (and Washington Accord (WA) and UC Graduate Attributes) identified.1. Vectors and Matrices, Stress (shear and normal), Stress Transformation and Principal Stresses, Strain and Strain Displacement Relations, Stress-Strain Relations and Thermal Strain2. Equilibrium at a Point and Field Equations, Design and Strength Theories, Strain Energy and Complementary energy (Theorems)3. Beams – Compound and Asymmetric, Rayleigh-Ritz Method and Total Potential Energy4. Torsion of Thin-Wall Closed Sections, Bending in Plates, Bending / Twisting in Plates, Plate Boundary Conditions5. Stability and Euler Column Buckling, Buckling of Thin Plates6. Aerospace Materials, Introduction to Composite Materials, Introduction to Composite Structures Analysis, Composite Laminate Theory7. Aircraft Structures and Loads8. Transverse Shear in Thin-walled Beams9. Overarching course objectives (WA1, WA2, WA4, WA5, WA10) (EIE2) 9.1. Discuss fundamental energy principles related to structural analysis such as the principle of total potential energy and the principle of virtual work 9.2. Discuss the fundamentals of instability analysis as it applies to thin plate-like structures 9.3. Discuss the common materials used in aircraft and spacecraft structural components 9.4. Estimate typical airframe loads and discuss the concept of airworthiness 9.5. Perform deflection and stress analysis of thin-walled beams 9.6. Discuss the role of the finite element method for the analysis of aerospace structures
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
ENME302
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Stephen Daynes
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Domestic fee $1,197.00
International fee $6,000.00
* 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.
For further information see Mechanical Engineering .