AE 322
Aerospace Structures II

Credit:  3 hours.


Analysis of beams and shafts of monocoque and semi-monocoque construction. Energy methods. Theory of elastic stability with applications to buckling of columns. Introduction to finite element structural analysis - with application to trusses, frames, and plane stress/strain problems. Prerequisite: AE 321; CS 101; MATH 241 or MATH 380.