ECTS - Aerospace Structures
Aerospace Structures (ASE302) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Aerospace Structures | ASE302 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| ME210 Strength of Materials |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Aerospace materials, airworthiness, air vehicle structural loads, thin walled stiffened open section and closed section beams bending, torsion and shear analyses; structural idealization; stress analyses for airplane structures; experimental stress analysis. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction: Main structural elements in aircraft and spacecraft, their functions | |
| 2 | Torsion of open sections | |
| 3 | Flexural analysis of tapered and non-tapered open-section beams: stiffener loads, web shear flows, shear center | |
| 4 | Flexural and torsional analysis of tapered and non-tapered wing and fuselage and spacecraft structures | |
| 5 | Flexural and torsional analysis of tapered and non-tapered wing and fuselage and spacecraft structures | |
| 6 | Bending of unsymmetrical sections with emphasis on unsymmetrical wing-box cross-sections | |
| 7 | Analysis of wing ribs and remarks on fuselage and spacecraft frames and rings | |
| 8 | The stability of long and short columns: Euler buckling; inelastic buckling, dimensionless stress strain curves as applied to aircraft materials | |
| 9 | The stability of long and short columns: Euler buckling; inelastic buckling, dimensionless stress strain curves as applied to aircraft materials | |
| 10 | The stability (local buckling) of wing and fuselage skin panels as flat and curved plates under compression, bending, shear, and combined loading; local buckling of round tubes | |
| 11 | The stability (local buckling) of wing and fuselage skin panels as flat and curved plates under compression, bending, shear, and combined loading; local buckling of round tubes | |
| 12 | Post-buckling behavior of stiffened flat and curved plates : effective width concept used in the analysis of wing and fuselage skin panels | |
| 13 | Failure criteria for isotropic brittle and ductile materials | |
| 14 | Yield and ultimate strength in bending, Cozzone method | |
| 15 | Final Examination Period | |
| 16 | Final Examination Period |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. T.H.G. Megson, Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students 6th Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2016 |
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| Other Sources | 2. D.J. Perry, Aircraft Structures Dover Publications, 2013 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | 4 | 10 |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 10 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 11 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and subjects specific to the aerospace engineering discipline; the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge of these areas to complex engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 2 | The ability to identify, define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying proper analysis and modeling techniques for this purpose. | X | ||||
| 3 | The ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; the ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | X | ||||
| 4 | The ability to develop, select and utilize modern techniques and tools essential for the analysis and determination of complex problems in aerospace engineering applications; the ability to utilize information technologies effectively. | X | ||||
| 5 | The ability to design experiments and their setups, to make experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for the investigation of complex engineering problems or research topics specific to the aerospace engineering discipline. | |||||
| 6 | The ability to work effectively in inter/inner disciplinary teams; ability to work individually. | |||||
| 7 | Effective oral and written communication skills in Turkish; the knowledge of at least one foreign language; the ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. | |||||
| 8 | Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; the ability to access information and follow recent developments in science and technology with continuous self-development | |||||
| 9 | The ability to behave according to ethical principles, awareness of professional and ethical responsibility; knowledge of the standards utilized in aerospace engineering applications. | |||||
| 10 | Knowledge on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness about entrepreneurship, innovation; knowledge on sustainable development. | |||||
| 11 | Knowledge on the effects of aerospace engineering applications on the universal and social dimensions of health, environment and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. | |||||
| 12 | Knowledge on aerodynamics, materials used in aerospace engineering, structures, propulsion, flight mechanics, stability and control, and an ability to apply these on aerospace engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 13 | Knowledge on orbit mechanics, position determination, telecommunication, space structures and rocket propulsion. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Total Workload | 128 | ||