Technical University Of Delft

Structural Analysis and Design

AE2135-I

Iowa State Course Substitution

Flight Structures Analysis

AERE 3210

Course Info

International Credits: 5.0
Converted Credits: 3.0
Country: Netherlands
Language: English
Course Description:

At the end of this course, the student will be able to: 1. Calculate stresses/strains in thin walled structures using: -Engineering beam theory (bending and shear) -Torsion theory (closed and open sections) 2. Modify above theories in the presence of cutouts and/or taper 3. Calculate displacements using: -Beam theory -Energy methods (Castigliano’s thms) 4. Determine buckling loads for simple structures (beams, trusses) 5. Design such structures: -Determine geometry so that structure does not fail (thickness of skins under bending, shear and torsion; cross-sectional geometry of beams under compression)

Review

Evaluated Date:
July 20, 2021
Evaluated:
Partha Sarkar
Expiration Date:
July 20, 2026
Comments:

This course covers stress analysis of thin-walled structures and other topics such as unsymmetric bending, energy methods and buckling which is about 66% of topics covered in AERE3210. It misses out on the matrix methods for structural analysis that is taught in AERE3210 but teaches methods to calculate displacements using beam theory and energy methods which kind of substitutes for the ability to analyze simple structures for calculating displacements. It is desirable if the student has also taken an additional course on matrix analysis of structures.