Aerospace Structural Analysis I
From the Course Catalog: Structural design considerations; mechanics of structures; introduction to elasticity; constitution of materials; analysis of typical aerospace structures in bending, extension, torsion and shear.
Prerequisites: AERO 213, 214, 320; MATH 308.
Exam I:25%
Exam II: 25%
Final Exam: 30%
Homework: 20%
TOTAL: 100%
Introduction to Aerospace Structural Analysis, D.H. Allen and W.E. Haisler, Wiley
ISBN: 978-0-471-88839-0 [isbndb.com]
Wiley's Book Site [wiley.com]
Printed class notes are available at the Copy Center in Wisenbaker Research Center.
Note: This schedule is tentative and may be fine-tuned during the semester.
| Week | Topic |
| 1 | Review, yeilding, Tresca and Von Mises |
| 2 | Thermoelstic effects |
| 3 | Material Constitution |
| 4 | Linear Viscoelsticity |
| 5 | Exam I, Buckling |
| 6 | Beam Theory |
| 7 | Beam Theory |
| 8 | Beam Theory |
| 9 | ExamII, Deflection of Beams |
| 10 | Composite Beams |
| 11 | Unsymmetic Beams, Shear Center |
| 12 | Shear Flow, Thanksgiving |
| 13 | Exam III |
| 14 | Review |
If you have any questions, the most effective way to contact me is via e-mail. Before going home at the end of the day, I'll try to answer all the questions. If not, first thing the next morning. Normally, I don't take questions over the phone. There are exceptional circumstances. In that case my phone number is 979-845-1667.
The homework is due at the beginning of the class. I will not accept late homework under any circumstances. To take care of unforeseen circumstances, I'll drop the worst two scores of the semester.
On special occasions throughout the course, we travel high into the mountains for a 'Kathmandu Moment.' From our elevated vantage, we may see the Broader Picture and understand where our derivations and algebra fit into the context of the real world. This site is the mountain top. From here, we see the scope of AERO 304 laid out before us, and we may appreciate our current study in terms of the material as a whole.
Dr. Vikram "The Guru" Kinra
HRBB 739
979-845-1667
kinra@tamu.edu