The module will be delivered using lectures, tutorials and laboratory sessions to illustrate the concepts under study
Module Aim:
To provide the student with:
• the skills to analyse the internal effects of forces applied to the members in an aircraft structure, as evidenced by the stresses and deformations resulting.
• a foundation for subsequent modules in the area of Aircraft Structural Mechanics, with particular reference to Aircraft structures
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1
Analyse the behaviour of composite materials subject to loading.
LO2
Apply formulae to determine the shear force and bending moment distributions of beams.
LO3
Solve the forces in the individual members of a loaded truss or framework in an aircraft.
LO4
Contribute effectively, as an individual and as part of a group, to the planning and realization of investigations in a laboratory environment into the behaviour of structural materials in service.
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module.
No incompatible modules listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed.
No requirements listed
Module Content & Assessment
Indicative Content
Frameworks
Analysis of the loads carried by individual members of a loaded frame in an aircraft by the Method of Joints.
Composite Materials
Use of Composite materials in Aircraft applications. Elastic constants of Composite materials – Rule of Mixtures. Particulate, fibre and laminar composites.
Properties of Sections
Centroid of a cross-section.
Second Moment of Area; Parallel Axis Theorem;
Second Moment of Area of composite sections; Section Modulus.
Shear Force and Bending Moment in beams
Shear force and bending moment distributions;
Simply supported beams & Cantilevers;
Concentrated loading; Uniformly distributed loading.
Stress due to bending
Direct Stresses in beams of rectangular cross-section due to bending; Shear Stresses in beams of rectangular cross-section due to bending; Stresses in beams of composite/irregular cross-section; Maximum allowable applied loads.
Assessment Breakdown
%
Continuous Assessment
80.00%
Practical
20.00%
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type
Assessment Description
Outcome addressed
% of total
Assessment Date
Examination
CA 1
20.00
Week 5
Examination
CA 2
1,2
30.00
Week 9
Examination
Students will be expected to sit a number of individual written assessments throughout the academic year, typically at the conclusion of one or more learning outcomes.
2,3
30.00
Week 13
No Project
Practical
Assessment Type
Assessment Description
Outcome addressed
% of total
Assessment Date
Practical/Skills Evaluation
Students will carry out a number of laboratory experiments throughout the academic year and will produce written reports describing each one. Students will be assigned to groups for the execution of the laboratory practical work but reports must be submitted on an individual basis.
The laboratory practical work will include the following:
• Shear force in a beam
• Bending moment in a beam
• Modulus of Rigidity
• Stresses in a thin cylinder
2,3,4
20.00
n/a
No End of Module Formal Examination
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment