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Aircraft Structures Course Overview

This document outlines an aircraft structures course that introduces linear static analysis of aircraft components. The course covers topics like plane truss analysis, strain energy, failure theories, thermal stresses, fatigue, and creep. The syllabus is divided into six modules over one semester. Students will learn to perform determinate and indeterminate structural analysis, design components using failure theories, and analyze issues like buckling, beam columns, and stresses from various loads. Evaluation includes two internal exams and an end semester exam testing knowledge across all modules.

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Aircraft Structures Course Overview

This document outlines an aircraft structures course that introduces linear static analysis of aircraft components. The course covers topics like plane truss analysis, strain energy, failure theories, thermal stresses, fatigue, and creep. The syllabus is divided into six modules over one semester. Students will learn to perform determinate and indeterminate structural analysis, design components using failure theories, and analyze issues like buckling, beam columns, and stresses from various loads. Evaluation includes two internal exams and an end semester exam testing knowledge across all modules.

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Course code Course Name L-T-P- Year of

Credits Introduction
AO204 AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES -1 4-0-0-4 2016
Prerequisite : Nil
Course Objectives
 To provide an understanding on the linear static analysis of determinate and
indeterminate aircraft structural components.
 To understand the design process using different failure theories.
Syllabus
Plane truss analysis – Strain energy -Energy theorems- Euler’s column curve – beam columns
-Ductile and brittle materials – Theories of failure - Thermal stresses – Creep & Fatigue
Expected Outcome
The students will be able to
i. perform linear static analysis of determinate and indeterminate aircraft structural
components
ii. design a component using different theories of failure
Text Books:
1. Timoshenko and Gere, "Mechanics of Materials", Tata McGraw Hill, 1993.
2. Megson T M G, "Aircraft Structures for Engineering students" Elsevier , 2007
References:
1. Donaldson, B.K., "Analysis of Aircraft Structures - An Introduction", McGraw
Hill, 1993.
2. Bruhn E F, "Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures", Tri-State Off-set
Company, USA,1985
3.Peery, D.J. and Azar,J.J., "Aircraft Structures", Ed.2, McGraw – Hill, N.Y, 1999.
Course Plan
Module Contents Hours Sem. Exam
Marks
I Plane truss analysis – method of joints – method of 2 15%
sections – method of shear
3-D trusses 2
principle of super position 2
Clapeyron’s 3 moment equation and moment distribution 3
method for indeterminate beams.
Strain Energy in axial loadings. 2 15%
Strain Energy in bending 2
II Strain Energy in torsion and shear loadings. 2
Castigliano’s theorems and their applications 2
FIRST INTERNAL EXAM
Energy theorems 2 15%
dummy load & unit load methods 2
energy methods applied to statically determinate and 2
III indeterminate beams,
energy methods applied to frames, rings & trusses 2
Euler’s column curve – inelastic buckling 2 15%
effect of initial curvature – the South well plot – columns 2
with eccentricity
IV use of energy methods – theory of beam columns 2
beam columns with different end conditions – stresses in 3
beam columns.
SECOND INTERNAL EXAM
Ductile and brittle materials 2 20%
maximum principal stress theory - maximum principal 2
strain theory - maximum shear stress theory
V distortion energy theory 2
octahedral shear stress theory. 2
Thermal stresses 2 20%
impact loading 2
VI Fatigue – Creep 2
Stress Relaxation 2

END SEMESTER EXAM


Question Paper Pattern
Maximum marks: 100 Exam duration: 3 hours
The question paper shall consist of three parts
Part A
4 questions uniformly covering modules I and II. Each question carries 10 marks
Students will have to answer any three questions out of 4 (3X10 marks =30 marks)
Part B
4 questions uniformly covering modules III and IV. Each question carries 10 marks
Students will have to answer any three questions out of 4 (3X10 marks =30 marks)
Part C
6 questions uniformly covering modules V and VI. Each question carries 10 marks
Students will have to answer any four questions out of 6 (4X10 marks =40 marks)

Note: In all parts, each question can have a maximum of four sub questions, if needed.

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