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Advanced Aerospace Structures and Vibrations - AERO4410
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.mech.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 6
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: AERO3410
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Design and analysis of structural detail including analysis of bolted and bonded joints. Vibration of continuous systems; flexural vibration of beams. Practical application of finite elements to analysis and design of aircraft and space structures; nonlinear analysis including geometric and material nonlinearity and analysis of contact; dynamic analysis including free and forced vibration and transient solutions; FEA applied to structural design and optimisation; interfaces with CAD systems. Fatigue and fracture including load spectra, fatigue life prediction, crack growth, damage tolerance and residual strength. Aeroelasticity including divergence, control reversal and flutter.

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