Course I: Design and Analysis of Aircraft Structures I
| Dates | Summer 2008 Renton tba; Autumn 2008 Everett tba |
Registration for Spring 2008 available soon; check back for updates. |
| Time | tba | |
| Location | Summer 2008 Renton; Autumn 2008 Everett | |
| Credit | 4 CEUs |
Course Description
Introduction to fundamental concepts including free body diagrams; basic concepts of elasticity; bending, shear and torsion; thin walled structures; shear flow; buckling and crippling. This course will also present the theory and applications of the finite element method as used in the aerospace industry. The course gives sufficient background theory to understand the limits and to guide modeling using the FEM. A design and analysis project which runs through the three courses is included to involve students in the learning process.
Course Outline
- 1. Equilibrium Equations and Free body diagrams
- Equilibrium in 2D
- Equilibrium in 3D
- Free body diagrams
- 2. Theory of Elasticity
- Stress and Strain
- Constitutive equations
- Plane stress and plane strain
- 3. Bending, shear and torsion
- Section properties
- Review of classical equations
- Unsymmetrical sections
- Plastic bending
- Curved beams
- Limit Analysis
- 4. Thin-walled structures
- Bending, shear and torsion
- Shear flow
- Shear center
- Idealized and solid sections
- Tapered box beams
- 5. Buckling and Crippling
- Euler-Engesser buckling
- Crippling
- Euler-Johnson method
- Plate buckling
- Panel buckling
- Combined loads
- 6. Introduction to FEM
- General approach of the finite element method
- The History of the FEM
- Current Ranges of Applications
- CATIA V5
- 7. Aspects of Modeling
- Models types available
- Boundary and Initial Conditions
- Accuracy and Correctness
- 8. FEM for Structures
- One dimensional uniaxial bars
- Trusses
- Beam Bending
- Frames and Grids
- Buckling of rods
- Buckling of panels and cylinders
- Plane Stress and Strain
- Higher Order Elements
- Box Beams
- 9. Design project team presentations
- 10. Final exam
Texts
- Primary Reference: Peery, Aircraft Structures.
- Instructor Notes
Questions
If you have questions about this program, please call UW Educational Outreach Advising at 206-685-8936 in the greater Seattle area or 1-800-543-2320. If you have questions about registration for this program, please call the UW Educational Outreach Registration Department at 206-543-2310 or 1-800-543-2320.
For more information about Boeing initiatives in composites education, email Michael Richey, Boeing Learning Training and Development, Engineering & Operations Group.