Hands On Training

Introduction to Aerospace Structures and Materials

Delft University of Technology

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edX

Course Features

Duration

8 weeks

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Limited Access

Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop, Laptop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Beginner

Effort

6 hours per week

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

How do you design an aircraft or spacecraft? And in doing so, how do you keep the risk of failure minimal while bearing in mind that they will eventually fail?

In this course you will be taken on a journey through the structural and material design of aircraft. You will see and understand how aircraft and spacecraft are manufactured, and learn how safety is enshrined at every stage.

Experts from the Aerospace Structures and Materials Department of Delft University of Technology will help you explore and analyze the mechanical properties of materials; learning about manufacturing techniques, fatigue, loads and stresses, design considerations and more - all the scientific and engineering principles that structural and materials engineers face on a daily basis. By the end of the course, you will have learned to think like they do!

Join us for an exciting learning experience that includes experiments; some of which you can do by yourself at home, online lectures, quizzes, and design assignments.

Course Overview

International Faculty

Post Course Interactions

Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

Prerequisites/Requirements

Basic knowledge of Physics (concepts of forces and moments, springs and temperature) and some familiarity with aircraft and spacecraft terminology: (e.g. wing, fuselage, tail plane, rocket, launcher).

What You Will Learn

How aerospace structures are designed and why particular choices are made

Which materials are used and the reasons for using them

How to explain loads and stresses aerospace structures have to withstand

How aircraft and spacecraft are manufactured

The safety philosophies that are used in aerospace structural design and how they affect design choices

How to create preliminary design solutions for structural design problems

Course Content

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Module 1: Material Properties and the Environment

Module 2: Materials and Manufacturing Methods

Module 3: Aerospace Structures

Module 4: Loads and Stresses

Course Instructors

Jos Sinke

Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology

Jos Sinke is Assistant Professor at the Department of Aerospace Structures and Materials of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering of TU Delft. At this Faculty he also got his MSc-degree. His expertise...

Calvin Rans

Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology

Dr. Calvin Rans is an associate professor within the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. He also holds an adjunct professorship at Carleton Universi...

Gillian Saunders-Smits

Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering (Cognitive Robotics) at Delft University of Technology

Gillian Saunders-Smits is a Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands specializing in ...

René Alderliesten

Associate Professor Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology

Instructor at EdX