Dr. Joseph C. Slater
238 Russ Engineering Center
775-5085
jslater@wright.edu
http://www.cs.wright.edu/people/faculty/jslater
Tentative: Will change depending on student schedules.
4-5 PM, Tuesday and Thursday, and by appointment.
Curtis, H.D., Fundamentals of Aircraft Structural Analysis
Megson, T.H.G., Aircraft Structures, 2nd Ed.
Reismann, H. and Pawlik, P.S., Elasticity, Theory and Application.
Peery, D.J., and Azar, J.J., Aircraft Structures.
Allen, D.H., and Haisler, W.E., Introduction to Aerospace Structural Analysis.
1. Statically Determinate Structures (chapter 1)
2. Fundamental Concepts of Elasticity (2)
3. Box Beam Stress Analysis (3)
4. Load Transfer in Stiffened Panel Structures (4)
Homework problems will be assigned on occasion, no more than once per week. It is recommended that you work a number of the problems in the text by hand and compare the results to those obtained using your codes (see projects).
Design projects will be assigned throughout the quarter. You may work in groups of three. Projects will include programming tasks, the solution of large problems, and design of specified aspects of a given aircraft substructure.
There will be two quizzes and a final exam graded on a flat scale (>89=A,>79=B, >69=C,>59=D, <59=F). All tests are open book, open notes unless otherwise stated. All grading discrepancies must be brought up in writing within two lectures after receiving graded exams.
Programming should be done in MATLAB, as it provides one of the best interactive design interfaces along with ease of use and advanced plotting capability. The code generated is also transportable to any other platform that runs MATLAB. Manuals are available in the Russ Engineering Center. I may be consulted on programming algorithms, but I will not assist in extensive debugging of programs or answering questions on syntax made clear in class handouts.