Department of Aerospace Engineering

AE 426 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Aerospace Structures

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
AE 426	FALL	2	2	3	5

Prerequisites	To succesfully complete ME 211 (with a grade of at least DD)
Course Language	English
Course Type	Required (Core Course)
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupational Classification Code	-
Course Coordinator	Öğr. Gör. Abbasali Saboktakin
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Abbasali Saboktakin
Assistant(s)	Araş. Gör. Hasan Totoş

Course Objectives

This course aims to educate students on basic knowledge of structural mechanics and teach them to apply this fundamental knowledge in the aerospace structure problems particularly for analyzing the main structural elements of an aircraft and space vehicle structure.

Learning Outcomes

The students who succeeded in this course;

Name	Description	PC Sub	* Contribution Level
Name	Description	PC Sub	1	2	3	4	5
LO1	Explain the basic concepts and principles of stress and elasticity analysis.				X
LO2	Evaluate aerospace structures behavior subject to different types of loadings.				X
LO3	Define the effect of different loads on air vehicles and space vehicles.				X
LO4	Evaluate thin-walled structures behavior under static, dynamic and aeroelastic loads using theoretical analysis and modeling techniques.				X
LO5	Apply different energy methods to analyze aerospace structures.				X

Course Description

The aeronautical structure course provides students with important tools to understand the analysis and design of aeronautical structures. It reviews the concepts of stress, strain, and elasticity equations. It covers the analysis of plane stress and plane strain problems with application to aeronautical structural elements including general bending and torsion of rods and beams and thin-walled structures and box girders.

Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Managment Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Required Materials	Learning Outcome
1	Introduction to flight vehicle structures	Michael C. Y. Niu, Airframe Stress Analysis and Sizing, Conmilit Press Ltd, 2001. Chapter 1.	LO1
2	Familiarity with primary aerial structures and all forces acting on an aircraft	Megson, T.H.G.; An Introduction to Aircraft Structural Analysis, 4th Edition, ButterworthHeinemann, 2010. Chapter 2.	LO1
3	Loading of aerospace structures,	Michael C. Y. Niu, Airframe Stress Analysis and Sizing, Conmilit Press Ltd, 2001. Chapter 3.	LO1
4	Energy methods of structural analysis	Megson, T.H.G.; An Introduction to Aircraft Structural Analysis, 4th Edition, ButterworthHeinemann, 2010. Chapter 4.	LO2
5	Two-dimensional elasticity	Megson, T.H.G.; An Introduction to Aircraft Structural Analysis, 4th Edition, ButterworthHeinemann, 2010. Chapter 8.	LO2
6	Stress-strain laws	Michael C. Y. Niu, Airframe Stress Analysis and Sizing, Conmilit Press Ltd, 2001. Chapters 1 & 4.	LO2
7	Yield and fatigue	Megson, T.H.G.; An Introduction to Aircraft Structural Analysis, 4th Edition, ButterworthHeinemann, 2010. Chapter 4.	LO3
8	Midterm		-
9	Bending of beams	Megson, T.H.G.; An Introduction to Aircraft Structural Analysis, 4th Edition, ButterworthHeinemann, 2010. Chapter 4.	LO3
10	Torsion of beams, torsion of thin-walled cross sections	Megson, T.H.G.; An Introduction to Aircraft Structural Analysis, 4th Edition, ButterworthHeinemann, 2010. Chapter 4.	LO3
11	Combined bending torsion of thin-walled	Megson, T.H.G.; An Introduction to Aircraft Structural Analysis, 4th Edition, ButterworthHeinemann, 2010. Chapter 4.	LO4
12	Stiffened composite structures used in aerospace vehicles	Megson, T.H.G.; An Introduction to Aircraft Structural Analysis, 4th Edition, ButterworthHeinemann, 2010. Chapter 4.	LO5
13	Elements of plate theory, buckling of columns	Megson, T.H.G.; An Introduction to Aircraft Structural Analysis, 4th Edition, ButterworthHeinemann, 2010. Chapter 4.	LO5
14	Summary on designing aerospace structures and their connections	Megson, T.H.G.; An Introduction to Aircraft Structural Analysis, 4th Edition, ButterworthHeinemann, 2010. Chapter 4.	LO5
15	Semester review	Semester review	-
16	Final	Final	-

Course Notes/Textbooks	Megson T.H.G. An Introduction to Aircraft Structural Analysis 4th Edition Butterworth Heinemann 2010. ISBN: 978-0-08-098201-4.
Suggested Readings/Materials	Michael C. Y. Niu Airframe Stress Analysis and Sizing Conmilit Press Ltd 2001. ISBN 962- 7128-08-2.

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weighting	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
Laboratory / Application	1	10	X	X	X	X	X
Presentation / Jury	1	20	X	X	X	X	X
Midterm	1	30	X	X	X	X
Final Exam	1	40	X	X	X	X	X
Total	4	100

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Participation	-	-	-
Theoretical Course Hours	16	2	32
Laboratory / Application Hours	16	2	32
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Field Work	-	-	-
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	-	-	-
Portfolio	-	-	-
Homework / Assignments	-	-	-
Presentation / Jury	2	5	10
Project	-	-	-
Seminar / Workshop	-	-	-
Oral Exams	-	-	-
Midterms	1	17	17
Final Exam	1	17	17
		Total	150