Course detail

Aircraft Composite Structures

FSI-OKL-A Acad. year: 2023/2024 Winter semester

Students will be acquainted with fundaments of composite materials, their application to structure design, possible technology and basic strength calculation. Topics of micromechanics, macromechanics, joints, stability, quality assurance, application at structure and testing will be presented.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

4

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of strength and elastic theory.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course-unit credit: 90% participation in exercises, completion of all calculated task from exercises. Exam: written test – theoretical background, task calculation
Participation in lectures and exercises. Missed exercises will be compensated by self-study of tasks.

Aims

The goal is to familiarize students with fundaments of composite materials, their application to structure design, possible technology and basic strength calculation.
Student will gain basic knowledge about composite materials, its application to structure design, technology and strength calculation.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme N-AST-A: Aerospace Technology, Master's, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Introduction. Fibres, matrix.
2. Manufacture and component form.
3. Basic characteristics of composites. Micromechanics.
4. Macromechanic. Clasical theory of laminates
5. Capability. Failure criteria.
6. Stability.
7. Sandwich structure.
8. Mechanical property, testing.
9. Properties of composite system.
10. Joining of composite structure.
11. Quality assurance.
12. Airworthiness considerations.
13. Structure Application. Tests.

Laboratory exercise

1 hours, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Testing of mechanical properties.

Exercise

12 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Material selection for application.
2. Mixture rule. Influence of orientation.
3. Lamina stiffness matrix.
4. Laminate stiffness matrix. Stiffness characteristics.
5. Failure criteria.
6. Failure envelope.
7. Bonding joints.
8. Mechanical joints.
9. Stability.
10. Sandwich structure.
11. Repair design.
12. Test design.