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Introduction to Aerospace Structures and Materials

4.645 ratings at edX

Overview

Explore the structural and material design of aircraft and spacecraft from the viewpoint of an aerospace engineer.

What you'll 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

Skills you'll practise

ExperimentationSpacecraftMaterial Design

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
  • A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
  • From Delft University of Technology, a well-regarded name.
  • Self-paced: start any time.

Disadvantages

  • Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
  • Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
  • Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
  • Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.

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Free to audit

  • Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
  • Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate (Certificate $185). Audit access may end after the course closes.

Before you start

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).

Taught by

  • Jos SinkeAssistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • Calvin RansAssociate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • Gillian Saunders-SmitsSenior Lecturer/Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering (Cognitive Robotics)
  • René AlderliestenAssociate Professor Aerospace Engineering
  • Julie TeuwenAssistant Professor Aerospace Engineering
  • Katharina ErtmanLecturer Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology

Delft University of Technology is in Tier 2: excellent universities and the companies that build the technology of our institution ranking (86/100).

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