Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology

School

Mech & Mine Engineering School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 2 Hours/ Week
Practical 4 Hours/ Week
There will be two 4 hour pracs during the course

Incompatible

AERO3110

Prerequisite

MECH2300

Assessment methods

Tutorial Exercises, Reports, End of Semester Examination

Course enquiries

Dr David Gildfind (d.gildfind@uq.edu.au)

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

This course examines aerospace structural design, with an emphasis on metallic structures. The course covers: 1) certification (i.e. what is required to demonstrate that a structural component is safe and compliant with applicable regulations); 2) stress analysis techniques used to design and certify the thin walled structures which comprise most of the aircraft structure; 3) characteristics and manufacturing processes for high strength aerospace metallic materials; 4) structural optimisation in a practical context (i.e. how to design a component, in terms of materials and sizing, to have minimum weight, the required strength, and be suitable for manufacture).

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile