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| Unit name |
Structures and Materials 2 |
| Unit code |
AENG21200 |
| Credit points |
20 |
| Level of study |
I/5
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
|
| Unit director |
Dr. Kawashita |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
AENG11200, AENG11300, EMAT10100
|
| Co-requisites |
EMAT20200
|
| School/department |
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Engineering |
Description including Unit Aims
An introduction to nonsymmetric loading of beams with open and closed cross-sections; analysis of thin-walled aircraft structures; 2D stress analysis and failure criteria; material structures, properties and processing, and introduction to principles of sustainable manufacture.
Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the unit the student will be able to:
- Analyse beams with arbitrary cross-sections (solid or thin-walled open/closed sections), arbitrary composition (homogeneous or composite) and arbitrary loading (on or off-axis);
- Analyse the torsion and bending of multicell light aircraft structures;
- Describe and evaluate common processing routes for materials and diagnose failures arising from inappropriate processing;
- Conduct basic life-cycle analyses on selected industrial scenarios.
Teaching Information
Lectures, examples classes and laboratories.
Assessment Information
30% - Assessed Coursework on: (i) off-axis loading of composite beams (ILO1), (ii) torsion of multi-cell thin-walled aircraft structures (ILO2), and (iii) materials testing laboratory report (ILO3).
70% - 3 Hour examination in May/June, 5 mandatory questions (ILOs1-4).
Reading and References
- Goodno BJ, Gere JM; Mechanics of Materials (9th ed., 2017), Cengage Learning, ISBN9781337093354
- Beer FP, Johnston ER, Dewolf JT, Mazurek DF; Mechanics of Materials (7th ed., 2015), McGraw-Hill, ISBN9780073398235
- Megson THG; Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students (6th ed., 2016), Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN0081009143
- Ashby MF, Jones DRH; Engineering Materials 2: An Introduction Microstructures, Processing & Design, (4th ed., 2013), Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN0080966691
- Ashby MF, Shercliff H, Cebon D; Materials: Engineering, science, processing and design (1st ed., 2007), Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN0750683910.
