- UCAS course code
- H406
- UCAS institution code
- M20
MEng Aerospace Engineering with Industrial Experience / Course details
Year of entry: 2024
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Course unit details:
Structures 2 (Aerospace)
Unit code | AERO21211 |
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Credit rating | 10 |
Unit level | Level 2 |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
• Introduction to mechanics of deformable solids and concept of strain energy
• Thin shells subject to internal pressure
• Moments of area for thin- and thick-walled sections
• Theories of torsion for circular cylinders (solid and hollow) and also closed thin-walled sections of arbitrary shapes
• Beams subject to symmetric bending; thick-walled and open thin-walled sections
• Combined loadings; two-dimensional (2D) stress-strain analysis and failure criteria
Aims
Aerospace structures must be designed to ensure that each part is used to its full capacity. This leads to the use of thin shell (monocoque) and stiffened shell (semi-monocoque) structures. The unit aims to introduce some of the elementary concepts from the science of mechanics of deformable solids. This will be followed by the analysis of simplified thin-walled sections subject to various loadings and boundary conditions.
Assessment methods
Method | Weight |
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Other | 10% |
Written exam | 80% |
Report | 10% |
Other - assessed tutorial work
Feedback methods
Written feedback on the group report by the lecturer (3 weeks after submission)
Exam - Via script viewing
Practical - Written feedback on the group submission by the lecturer (2 weeks after submission)
Study hours
Scheduled activity hours | |
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Lectures | 24 |
Project supervision | 10 |
Supervised time in studio/wksp | 2 |
Tutorials | 6 |
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 58 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Azam Tafreshi | Unit coordinator |