Course Syllabus
AERE 3210
Flight Structures Analysis
Section 1 MWF 9:55 - 10:45
Section 2 MWF 11:00 - 11:50
2202 Howe Hall
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Course Information
Course description (2024-2025 catalog)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3. Introduction to elasticity, airworthiness, and flight loads. Introduction to fatigue. Materials selection for flight applications. Thin-walled cross-sections under bending, torsion, and shear loads using classical methods. Shear center. Column buckling. Matrix methods of structural analysis.
Prerequisites
Credit in Mechanics of Materials (E M 324 or EM 3240) and credit or concurrent enrollment in Elementary Differential Equations (MATH 266 or MATH 267 or MATH 2660 or MATH 2670).
Course format
This is an in-person course with a collaborative learning classroom environment. General announcements will be posted via Canvas announcements. Properly configure your Notification Settings in Canvas to receive notifications.
Optional course materials
Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students, T.H.G. Megson, 7th edition or any edition
Aircraft Structures, David J. Peery or David J. Peery and J. J. Azar
Matrix Analysis of Structures, Aslam Kassimali, any edition
Instructor Information
Instructor
Jenny
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jennyjo@iastate.edu
2316 Howe Hall
student hours: Tuesdays 12:30 - 2:30 and by request (email me at jennyjo@iastate.edu)
Teaching Assistants
Long
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longchen@iastate.edu
2332 Howe Hall
student hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 - 12:30
Keya
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knkeya@iastate.edu
0247 Howe Hall
student hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 12:30 - 2:00
Course Objectives
Students will
- understand the basic structural elements and models - bars, beams, columns, plates, etc.
- explain the idealizations of structural analysis and design
- assess the applicability of the basic structural models to more complex structural designs
- apply the concepts of stress analysis to typical aircraft structures
The course’s learning objectives, assessment methods, and instructional techniques are formulated to address ABET Student Outcomes.
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Learning Activities
Explain how the learning activities provide opportunities for practice, interaction and achievement of the listed learning objectives.
- Graded homework assignments provide students with problem statements for practice. Jenny, Long, and Keya will provide feedback about students' solutions before exams.
Solve 9 homework assignments. Strengthen your conceptual knowledge and problem-solving skills by troubleshooting each other’s solutions. When you and your classmates agree on the correct solution, submit one assignment per group of 3 or 4 students, on paper or by uploading your solution to Canvas.
- Graded quizzes provide students with problem statements for practice and will be scored automatically in Canvas so that students can identify any errors before exams.
Solve 5 quizzes in Canvas. Strengthen your conceptual knowledge and problem-solving skills by collaborating with your classmates until you agree on the correct answers. When you and your classmates agree on the correct answers, each of you must submit your answers in your own quiz.
- Ask for clarification when needed:
- email your questions to Jenny or Long or Keya (you may attach a screenshot or photo of your work), or
- request an in-person or virtual meeting: email Jenny a list of suggested meeting times (jennyjo@iastate.edu). Keep in mind that I am not available to meet MWF mornings because I teach until noon.
Assessments
Graded exams assess students' engineering problem-solving abilities.
Work independently to solve 5 problem-solving exams on paper. You may not communicate with anyone, live or through any media, during an exam. Students should bring their favorite scientific/graphing calculators and pencils or pens (no red pens, please). A student may bring a straightedge or ruler if they wish. An equation sheet identical to the one posted in Canvas will be provided at each exam. Paper will be provided. No other resources are allowed.
Make-up exams will be given for extenuating circumstances and/or approved medical excuses. For anticipated conflicts with a scheduled exam, email Jenny (jennyjo@iastate.edu) as soon as possible before the exam date to arrange an alternate exam. In the email, include a copy of your schedule and documentation that supports your request.
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Grading
This course does not utilize a curve for assigning grades. Letter grades will be assigned only for the final course grade according to the following grade scale:
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Letter Grade |
Course Percentage |
Performance |
|---|---|---|
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A |
at least 91% |
Excellent work |
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A- |
at least 89% |
Mostly excellent work, some good work |
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B+ |
at least 87% |
Some excellent work, mostly good work |
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B |
at least 81% |
Good work |
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B- |
at least 79% |
Mostly good work, some acceptable work |
|
C+ |
at least 77% |
Some good work, mostly acceptable work |
|
C |
at least 71% |
Acceptable work |
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C- |
at least 69% |
Mostly acceptable work |
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D+ |
at least 67% |
Some acceptable work, many errors |
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D |
at least 61% |
Many errors, some lack of conceptual understanding |
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D- |
at least 59% |
Many errors, lack of conceptual understanding |
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F |
< 59% |
Unacceptable level of understanding and/or inability to complete course |
Assessments are weighted for the determination of course percentage, as follows:
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Learning Activity / Assessment |
Percentage of Course Grade |
|---|---|
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Quizzes (in Canvas) |
15% |
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Homework Assignments |
30% |
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Exams 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 |
11% each (55% total) |
Schedule of Topics and Assessments
| Dates | Topics | Learning Activities and Assessments |
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Week 1: August 26, 28, 30 |
Elasticity:
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Week 2: September 4, 6 |
Virtual work (Ch. 4) Energy methods (Ch. 5) |
September 4: Homework 1 due on paper or upload to Canvas |
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Week 3: September 9, 11, 13 |
Energy methods (Ch. 5) Matrix methods (Ch. 6) |
September 9: Homework 2 due on paper or upload to Canvas September 13: Quiz 1 due in Canvas |
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Week 4: September 16, 18, 20 |
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September 16: Exam 1 in class |
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Week 5: September 23, 25, 27 |
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September 23: Homework 3 due on paper or upload to Canvas |
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Week 6: September 30, October 2, 4 |
Principles of stressed skin construction:
Airworthiness (Ch. 13) Airframe loads (Ch. 14) |
September 30: Homework 4 due on paper or upload to Canvas October 4: Quiz 2 due in Canvas |
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Week 7: October 7, 9, 11 |
Fatigue (Ch. 15) |
October 7: Exam 2 in class |
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Week 8: October 14, 16 18 |
Transverse loading of closed-section and open-section thin-walled beams:
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October 14: Homework 5 due on paper or upload to Canvas |
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Week 9: October 21, 23, 25 |
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October 21: Homework 6 due on paper or upload to Canvas October 25: Quiz 3 due in Canvas |
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Week 10: October 28, 30, November 1 |
October 28: Exam 3 in class |
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Week 11: November 4, 6, 8 |
Torsion of closed-section and open-section thin-walled beams (Ch. 18 and Ch. 3) |
November 4: Homework 7 due on paper or upload to Canvas |
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Week 12: November 11, 13, 15 |
Thin-walled beams with combined closed- and open-sections (Ch. 19) |
November 11: Homework 8 due on paper or upload to Canvas November 15: Quiz 4 due in Canvas |
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Week 13: November 18, 20, 22 |
November 18: Exam 4 in class |
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Week 14: December 2, 4, 6 |
Deflection due to shear and bending of thin-walled beams |
December 2: Homework 9 due on paper or upload to Canvas |
| Week 15: December 9, 11, 13 |
Structural instability:
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December 9: Homework 10 due on paper or upload to Canvas December 13: Quiz 5 due in Canvas |
| Final Exam Week |
Wednesday, December 18: Exam 5 OR Thursday, December 19: Exam 5 |
Course Policies
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Feedback
Exam scores will be posted in the Grades section of our Canvas course.
Missed and late coursework
It is important to keep up with the pace of this course. Late work will not be accepted except with documentation of extenuating circumstances.
Attendance
Attendance is mandatory.
Incomplete
A grade of I (Incomplete) may be offered in extenuating circumstances and must be arranged with the instructor.
Expectations
Students are encouraged to use electronic devices to the extent that they supplement (not distract from) their learning.
Refer to ISU’s Thielen Student Health Center’s webpage regarding illness and ISU's Class Excuse Policy. If illness prevents you from being able to take an exam, contact me as soon as you are able; include a screenshot of your class schedule so that we can arrange a time and date for a make-up exam.
Student obligations:
- Meet prerequisites or disenroll from the course.
- Bring to every class:
- your favorite scientific/graphing calculator (the same one you will use for exams)
- paper (unlined paper or engineering paper preferred) or device for taking notes and solving problems
- Attend class.
- Complete exams independently, according to our course policies.
- Adhere to the Iowa State University Code of Conduct.
- Ask for clarification when needed.
Instructor and teaching assistant obligations:
- Post resources to Canvas.
- Post exam scores to Canvas in a timely manner (it generally takes a full week to return scored exams).
- Respond to questions and feedback promptly.
Inclusiveness:
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