AEROSPACE STRUCTURES
Analysis and design of load-carrying members, shear center, unsymmetrical bending, curved beams, beams on elastic foundations, energy methods, theories of failure, thick-walled cylinders, stress concentrations, design to prevent failure by excessive elastic deformation, plastic deformation and fracture. Was E M A 506 prior to Fall 2026.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ( E M A 303 or M E 306), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Idealize and analyze practical problems in solid mechanics, complicated by geometric and material complexity Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify the assumptions required to solve a solid mechanics problem and judge whether those assumptions are reasonable Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize the potential for structural and material failure and apply theories of failure appropriately for analysis and design Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply analysis to structures for aerospace applications Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Idealize and analyze practical problems in solid mechanics, complicated by geometric and material complexity Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify the assumptions required to solve a solid mechanics problem and judge whether those assumptions are reasonable Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize the potential for structural and material failure and apply theories of failure appropriately for analysis and design Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply analysis to structures for aerospace applications Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027