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Introduction to analysis and design of aircraft structures, including design criteria, structural design concepts, loads and load paths, metallic and composite materials; static strength, buckling and crippling, durability and damage tolerance; practical design considerations and certification. An analysis and design project and exercises are included to involve students in the learning process.
Designed for engineers, educators and engineering managers whose responsibilities include aircraft structures.
This course may be taught by one or both instructors depending on availability.
Includes instruction, a course notebook, refreshments and five lunches. The course notes are for participants only and are not for sale.
Fees: See fee information for individual classes in the registration column on the right side of this page.
Class time: 35 hours • 3.5 CEUs
Structural design overview: evolution of structural design criteria; FAA airworthiness regulations; structural design concepts, load paths;
Design requirements and validation of aircraft loads: materials and fasteners, flutter and vibrations, static strengths, durability and damage tolerance, crashworthiness, producibility, maintainability, and environment/discrete events
Metals: failure modes, design allowables testing; failure stacking sequence, repeated loads; processing
Fiber-reinforced composites: laminated composite performance; failure modes and properties; processing; moisture protection
Material selection: aluminum, titanium, steel, composites and future materials; design exercise
Design to static strength: mechanical joints and fittings; bonded and welded joints; design exercise; highly loaded tension structures; combined loads
Thin-walled structures: review of bending and torsion for compact beams; introduction to shear flow analysis of thin-walled beams; analysis exercise; semi-tension field beams; design exercise; introduction to the finite element method
Design to buckling and stiffness: buckling of thin-walled structures; design exercise; Component design: wings and empennages; fuselage; landing gear; engine attachments; control surfaces
Design for damage tolerance: historical context of safe life, fail safety and damage tolerance; tolerating crack growth in structures; widespread damage; testing; inspection; design exercise
Design for durability: fatigue; corrosion
Design considerations: design for manufacture; design process management
Certification: analysis and validation requirements; component and full-scale air-craft testing requirements
Continued airworthiness: aging fleet; repairs
"The aircraft structures course builds a solid foundation for young engineers working in the analysis and design of structural components. This course presents the theory of structural analysis, but gives students a very practical approach to solving realistic problems." — Thomas Weathers, Bell Helicopter Textron
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Aerospace Short Courses
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