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3.00 Credits
Advanced Aerodynamics Laboratory Advanced topics in wind tunnel testing, including analysis and sensitivity, modeling techniques, flexure design and calibration, control surface loads and moments, laser velocimetry, hot film anemometry, dynamic signal processing, flow measurement probes, flow visualization using smoke tunnels and water tunnel. Prerequisite: AE 512 or instructor's consent.
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3.00 Credits
Advanced Flight Dynamics I Review of the equations of motion for aircraft. Nonlinear effects and aircraft response. Stability and control of elastic aircraft. Response to turbulence. Prerequisite: AE 514 or instructor's consent.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
AE 715. Intermediate Space Dynamics Advanced topics in orbital mechanics - vector mechanics perspective of the two-body problem; fast transfers; interplanetary missions including gravity assist maneuver and intercept problem; atmospheric entry. Prerequisite: AE 415 or instructor's consent.
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3.00 Credits
Compressible Fluid Flow Analysis of compressible fluid flow for one- and two-dimensional cases, moving shock waves, one-dimensional flow with friction and heat addition, linearized potential equation, method of characteristics, conical shocks, and subsonic similarity laws. Prerequisites: AE 424, ME 521 or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics Classification of partial differential equations, numerical solution of parabolic, elliptic, and hyperbolic differential equations, stability analysis, boundary conditions, scalar representation of the Navier-Stokes equations, incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. Prerequisite: AE 424 or ME 521.
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3.00 Credits
Finite Element Analysis of Structures I Advanced treatment of the theoretical concepts and principles necessary for the application of the finite element method in the solution of differential equations in engineering. Prerequisite: AE 333, 625 or equivalent or instructor's consent.
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3.00 Credits
Theory of Elasticity Develops the equations of the theory of elasticity and uses them to determine stress and displacement fields in linear elastic isotropic bodies; uses Airy stress functions to obtain solutions; and introduces energy principles and variational methods. Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
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3.00 Credits
Advanced Mechanics of Materials An extension of AE 333. Includes transformation of stress and strain in three dimensions, non-circular torsional members, curved beams, beams with un-symmetric cross sections, energy methods and the finite element method of analysis, stress concentration, theories of failure and fracture mechanics. Prerequisite: AE 333.
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3.00 Credits
Mechanics of Damage Tolerance An introduction to the mechanics of damage tolerance emphasizing stress analysis-oriented fracture mechanics. Includes stress intensity, fracture toughness, residual strength, fatigue crack growth rate, fatigue crack propagation, and damage tolerance concepts. Prerequisite: AE 525 or instructor's consent.
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3.00 Credits
AE 753. Mechanics of Laminated Composites A descriptive classification of advanced composite materials and their constituents; mechanics of lamina and laminates; testing for material properties; lamina and laminate failure criteria; laminate strain allowables; structural analysis (beams and axially loaded members); design guidelines; introduction to manufacturing methods, repair, and nondestructive testing. Prerequisites: AE 333 and senior standing.
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