Course detail
Aircraft Composite Structures
FSI-9LKK Acad. year: 2025/2026 Both semester
Doctoral students will be acquainted with detail problems of composite structures, composite materials application to structure design, possible technology and detail techniques of strength analysis. Topics of micromechanics, and macromechanics theories, joints, application at structure and testing will be presented.
Language of instruction
Czech
Supervisor
Department
Entry knowledge
Graduation of Aeronautic composite structures subject.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Creation and followed defence of defined topic.
Individual form of study, self studying and consultation.
Aims
The goal is to familiarize students with specifics of composite materials, their application to structure design, possible technology and detail of strength analysis techniques.
Higher degree of composite structures knowledge
The study programmes with the given course
Programme D-KPI-P: Design and Process Engineering, Doctoral, recommended course
Type of course unit
Lecture
20 hours, optionally
Syllabus
1. Introduction
2. Structure capability. Failure criteria. Subsequent fails of composites
3. Fracture toughness
4. Virtual crack closing technique.
5. Fatigue.
6. Mechanical characteristics, testing.
7. Joints of composite structures.
8. Structure heath monitoring, NDT, repairs.
9. Quality, quality control.
10. Airworthiness requirements.