MEE 452 - Aircraft and Automobile Structures

Introduction to aircraft and automobile structures. Structural mechanics of thin-walled stiffened and unstiffened members. Analysis and design of single and multi-cell structures under torsion, bending, shear, and combined loading conditions. Instability and failure analysis of thin-walled columns and stiffened panels. Energy absorption in single multi-cell tubular members.

Prerequisites: MEE 251

Course Typically Offered: Not Regularly Offered

Credits: 3