University of Kansas
Department of Aerospace Engineering
AE 508 Aerospace Structures II
Spring 2004
Instructor:
Dr. Rick Hale, 2119B learned Hall
e-mail: rhale@ku.edu
Phone: 864-2949
Office hours: 1:30-3:00 MWF, by appointment or as available
GTA:
Wanbo Liu
Office hours: 8:30-10:20 MWF, 2122 Learned
Textbooks:
Curtis, H.D. “Fundamentals of Aircraft Structural Analysis”, Irwin, 1997.
Course Objectives:
The course objectives are to develop skills in conducting structural analysis and design for aerospace vehicles using modern computational tools.
Course Topics:
Applied Elasticity (Chapter 3)
Work-Energy Principles (Chapter 6)
Introduction to the finite element method (Chap. 9)
Introduction to MSC/NASTRAN finite element analysis
Line elements (rods, beams, trusses and frames; Chap. 10)
Plate elements (shear panels, plates and shells; Chap. 11)
Finite element buckling analysis (Chap. 12)
Applications for aerospace structural analysis and design
Evaluation:
Grades will be based on weekly homework assignments (30%), a midterm exam (20%), a design project (20%) and a final exam (30%). Each student is expected to actively participate in class discussions and design reviews.
Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him or her from demonstrating his or her full abilities should contact me personally as soon as possible to discuss necessary accommodations.
Policies:
Homework is usually due at the beginning of the class period one week after assigned. Late homework will not be accepted unless approved by the instructor or GTA prior to the homework due date.
| lsn | date | day | topic | reading |
| 1 | Jan. 23 | F | Introduction | |
| 2 | Jan. 26 | M | Applied Elasticity | 3.1 - 3.16 |
| 3 | Jan. 28 | W | Applied Elasticity | |
| 4 | Jan. 30 | F | Applied Elasticity | |
| 5 | Feb. 2 | M | Basic Matrix Operations | 9.1 - 9.9 |
| 6 | Feb. 4 | W | Virtual Work, Min. Potential Energy | 6.1 - 6.4 |
| 7 | Feb. 6 | F | Virtual Work, Min. Potential Energy | 6.1 - 6.4 |
| 8 | Feb. 9 | M | Com. Virtual Work & Potential Energy | 6.5 - 6.8 |
| 9 | Feb. 11 | W | Com. Virtual Work & Potential Energy | 6.5 - 6.8 |
| 10 | Feb. 13 | F | Force Method: Rods, Trusses | 7.1 - 7.4 |
| 11 | Feb. 16 | M | Introduction to the stiffness method | 9.10 |
| 12 | Feb. 18 | W | Introduction to the stiffness method | |
| 13 | Feb. 20 | F | General formulation | 9.11, 9.12 |
| 14 | Feb. 23 | M | Rod element | 10.2 |
| 15 | Feb. 25 | W | Rod element | 10.2 |
| -- | Feb. 27 | F | Engineering Expo. (No Class) | |
| 16 | Mar. 1 | M | Getting Started with Patran, NASTRAN | MSC 1-5 |
| 17 | Mar. 3 | W | Getting Started with Patran, NASTRAN | |
| 18 | Mar. 5 | F | Beam element | 10.3 |
| 19 | Mar. 8 | M | Beam element | 10.3 |
| 20 | Mar. 10 | W | 2D Frames | 10.4 |
| 21 | Mar. 12 | F | MSC/NASTRAN 2D Frames | |
| 22 | Mar. 15 | M | Line elements review | |
| 23 | Mar. 17 | W | Midterm Exam | |
| 24 | Mar. 19 | F | 3D Frames | 10.6 |
| -- | Mar. 22 | Spring break | ||
| 25 | Mar. 29 | M | 3D Frames | 10.6 |
| 26 | Mar. 31 | W | MSC/NASTRAN 3D Frames | |
| 27 | Apr. 2 | F | Rectangular shear panel | 11.2 |
| 28 | Apr. 5 | M | Rectangular shear panel | 11.1 |
| 29 | Apr. 7 | W | MSC/NASTRAN shear panel | |
| 30 | Apr. 9 | F | Constant strain triangle | 11.3 |
| 31 | Apr. 12 | M | Constant strain triangle | |
| 32 | Apr. 14 | W | Substructuring | 11.4 |
| 33 | Apr. 16 | F | Substructuring | 11.4 |
| 34 | Apr. 19 | M | Beam columns | 12.1 - 12.3 |
| 35 | Apr. 21 | W | Design Project Introduction | |
| 36 | Apr. 23 | F | MSC/NASTRAN buckling | |
| 37 | Apr. 26 | M | Review, plate elements and buckling | |
| 38 | Apr. 28 | W | Meshing practices, Design Project Geometry | |
| 39 | Apr. 30 | F | Meshing practices | |
| 40 | May 3 | M | Higher order analytical models | |
| 41 | May 5 | W | Design Project Preliminary Analysis | |
| 42 | May 7 | F | Introduction to optimization | |
| 43 | May 10 | M | Design projects | |
| 44 | May 12 | W | Final Review, Design Project Reports | |
| May 14 | F | Stop Day | ||
| May 17 | M | Finals Week Begins |
