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3.00 Credits
Analysis and design of aerospace structures from the standpoint of preliminary design. Deflection and stress analysis of structural components, including thin-walled beams and built-up (semimonocoque) structures. Material failure of highly stressed components, including connections. Buckling of thin-walled beams and semimonocoque structures. Durability and damage tolerance strategies for aerospace structures to avoid corrosion, fatigue, and fracture. Prerequisite: CE 310. LEC
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3.00 Credits
Stress and deflection analysis of aerospace structures using the finite element method. Introduction to work-energy principles, including Castigliano's Theorems, for the analysis of statically indeterminate structures. Rod, beam, shaft, membrane, and plate finite elements. Prerequisite: AE 507. LEC
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3.00 Credits
Indeterminate structures, principle of virtual work, Castigliano's theorems, displacement method of finite element analysis; rod, beam, shaft, and membrane elements; analysis of aerospace structures with the finite element method. Prerequisite: AE 507. LEC
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4.00 Credits
Properties and applications of aircraft materials, forming methods, and manufacturing processes. Prerequisite: AE 507 and CHEM 184. LEC
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4.00 Credits
Preliminary design techniques for an aerospace system. Aerodynamic design, drag prediction, stability and control criteria, civil and military specifications. Weight and balance. Configuration integration, design and safety, design and ethics. Prerequisite: AE 421, AE 508, AE 551, and AE 572. LEC
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4.00 Credits
Preliminary design project of a complete aircraft system. Prerequisite: AE 521. LEC
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4.00 Credits
Preliminary design project of a complete space system. Prerequisite: AE 521, AE 560, and PHSX 313. LEC
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4.00 Credits
Preliminary design project of a complete propulsion system, including the airframe. Prerequisite: AE 521. LEC
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5.00 Credits
Basic gas dynamic equations, potential flow for airfoils and bodies, thin airfoil theory, finite wing, subsonic similarity rules, one and two dimensional supersonic flow, boundary layers, heat transfer, and laboratory experiments. Prerequisite: AE 445, ME 312, and MATH 220. LEC
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5.00 Credits
Basic gas dynamic equations, potential flow for airfoils and bodies, thin airfoil theory, finite wing, subsonic similarity rules, one and two dimensional supersonic flow, boundary layers and viscous flow, heat transfer, and laboratory experiments. A special project in aerodynamics for AE 546 students. Prerequisite: AE 445, ME 312, MATH 220 and MATH 290. LEC
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