MAE 3163 creditsPrereq: Pre-Requisite: MAE 315 .Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering Majors Only.
MAE 316: Aerospace Structures
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- Explores the theory of light structures including beam bending, shear stress, shear center, and composite beams; shear flow, warping stresses, and secondary warping; torsion of thin-walled single and multi-cell tubes; deformation of struts, plates, frames, and trusses; stress analysis of connections; composite structures and sandwich construction. Also covers computer implementation with applications to aircraft and aerospace structures.
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- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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- Brad Darrall
- Gary Dargush
- Robert Wetherhold
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