ASE362 AEROSPACE STRUCTURES
| Course Code: |
3840362 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
4(4-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
5,5 |
| Department: |
Aerospace Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
| Prerequisite: |
Set 1: 3840361
Set 2: 3650434 |
| One of the sets above should be completed before taking
ASE362 AEROSPACE STRUCTURES . |
Course Content
Main structural elements in aircraft. Loads on aircraft. V-N diagrams. Failure theories. Energy methods. Analysis of open and closed section stiffened box beams and torque boxes. Bending of unsymmetrical sections. Structural analysis of aircraft sub-structures: ribs, frames, wing box sections with cut-outs. Elastic stability: Column buckling, buckling of flat and curved panels, buckling analysis of stiffened closed section box beams, post-buckling behavior of stiffened flat and curved panels.
