Unit information: Structures and Materials 1 in 2014/15

Unit name	Structures and Materials 1
Unit code	AENG11200
Credit points	20
Level of study	C/4
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director	Dr. Farrow
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
School/department	Department of Aerospace Engineering
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

An introduction to the mechanical properties and behaviour of materials, internal loads in basic structures, resulting stress, strain and deformation, structural design and the architecture of aircraft structures. Aims: To introduce the mechanical properties and behaviour of materials, internal loads in basic structures, resulting stress, strain and deformation and the architecture of aircraft structures.

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the unit the students will be able to:

• describe simple material properties in terms of desirable engineering characteristics,

• comment on reasons for properties of certain metals and ceramics in terms of crystallographic factors,

• classify metals, ceramics, polymers and composites according to a selection of properties and engineering characteristics.

• analyse loads in determinate structures made up of trusses, beams and idealised supports using the principle of equilibrium and free body diagrams.

• analyse stress, strain, deformation and stability of structural elements within simple determinate or indeterminate structures using force/displacement or energy methods.

Perform preliminary structural design of simple structural elements and joints.

Teaching Information

Lectures, example classes, labs

Assessment Information

30% - Assessed work on Structural Loads, Stress Analysis, Materials, Aircraft Structures and laboratory experiment. Involving tests, assignments and a short report. 70% - 3 Hour examination in May/June, 5 questions to be answered out of 7

Reading and References

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