THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES                                                                      FALL 2001

 

Course No:                 AOE 3024

 

CRN No:                    AOE  90236

                                    12:30-1:45 Tu, Th - 220 Randolph Hall

 

Instructor:                  Z. Gürdal, 322 Norris Hall, Phone: 231-5905,

                                    Email: zgurdal@vt.edu

                                    List-serve: AOE3024_90236@listserv.vt.edu

                                    http://www.esm.vt.edu/~zgurdal/COURSES/3024

 

Office Hours:             Monday 11:00-12:00

                                    Mr. Wallace: 11:00-12:00, Tu., Th., Rm.: 329 Femoyer.

                                    Ms. Armutcuoglu: Mon. 11:00-12:00, Tu. 3:00-4:00, Rm.: 326 Femoyer.

 

Course Contents:       Review of mechanics of materials. Stresses in stiffened shell beams. Deformation analysis by energy methods. Multi-cell beams. Introduction to the matrix stiffness method including truss and beam elements. 

                                    Click on the link for more detailed Course Overview.

                                    Click on the link for course Learning Objectives.

 

Prerequisite:               ESM 2204 – Mechanics of Deformable Bodies.

 

Text:                           “Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students, 3rd Edition” by T. H. G. Megson, Arnold, London, 1999.  (Co-published in North America by John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York)

 

Reference Text:         “Airframe Structural Design” by Niu, C.Y., JConmilit Press, Hong Kong.

 

Supplementary

Reading Material:     1). F. P. Beer, E. Russel Johnston,and John T, DeWolf: Mechanics and of Materials, 3rd Ed., 2001, Second ed. will suffice.
2). J. M. Gere, and S. P. Timoshenko: Mechanics of Materials, P. W. S. Publishing Co., 1997.

 

Exams:                        There will be two term exams and a final. The final exam will be compre­hensive. The term and the final exams are closed book, closed notes, and may include multiple-choice and/or true-false type questions. One page for­mula sheet for each term exams is allowed.

 

Honor Code:               The Honor Code will be strictly enforced.  All assignments submitted shall be considered graded work, unless otherwise noted.  All aspects of your course work are covered by the honor System.  Honesty in your academic work will develop into professional integrity.  The faculty and students of Virginia Tech will not tolerate any form of academic dis­honesty.

 

Final Grade Calc.:      Homework:                                                                                   20%

                                    Term Exams:                                                                         25 + 25%

                                    Final Exam:                                                                                   30%