AERSP 301 – Aerospace Structures
- 2018, Fall
- AERSP 301 covers essential topics in aerospace structures. The objectives of the course are to help students: 1) appreciate the roles that structures and structural materials play in aerospace vehicles; 2) understand general design concepts for aerospace structures: vehicles, components, and materials; 3) develop the analytical tools and skills needed to analyze the performance of aerospace structures; and 4) gain experience in identifying, formulating, and solving aerospace structural engineering problems. It prepares students for the study of advanced topics such as plates and shells, composites, structural stability, finite element analysis, structural dynamics, and aeroelasticity. It also provides students with the basic background needed to contribute effectively to multidisciplinary trade studies in vehicle design activities.