• 3.0 Introduction to Aerospace Structures

  • 3.0.1 Introduction to Aerospace Structures
  • 3.1.1 Introduction to Aircraft Structures
  • 3.1.2 Lecture: Aircraft Structures
  • 3.1.3 Required Reading: Aircraft Structural Elements
  • 3.1.4 Main Takeaways on Aircraft Structural Elements

• 3.1 Introduction to Aircraft Structural Elements

  • 3.1.1 Introduction to Aircraft Structures
  • 3.1.2 Lecture: Aircraft Structures
  • 3.1.3 Required Reading: Aircraft Structural Elements
  • 3.1.4 Main Takeaways on Aircraft Structural Elements

• 3.2 Structural Concepts

  • 3.2.1 Introduction to Typical Aerospace Structural Concepts
  • 3.2.2 Lecture: Trusses and Thin-Walled shells
  • 3.2.3 Required Reading on Structural Concepts
  • 3.2.4 Main Takeaways on Structural Concepts

• 3.3 Stiffened Shells

  • 3.3.1 Introduction to Stiffened Shells
  • 3.3.2 Design Experiment: Stiffened Structures
  • 3.3.3 Lecture: Stiffened Shell Structures
  • 3.3.4 Lecture: Monocoque Structures
  • 3.3.5 Required Reading: Stiffened shells
  • 3.3.6 Main Takeaways on Stiffened Shells

• 3.4 Wing Structures

  • 3.4.1 Introduction to Wing Structures
  • 3.4.2 Lecture: Ribs and their Function
  • 3.4.3 Lecture: Spars and their Function
  • 3.4.4 Lecture: Skin-Spar Assemblies
  • 3.4.5 Required Reading: Wing Structures
  • 3.4.6 Main Takeaways on Wing Structures

• 3.5 Space Structures

  • 3.5.1 Introduction to Spacecraft Structural Elements
  • 3.5.2 Lecture: Spacecraft Structures
  • 3.5.3 Required Reading: space Structures
  • 3.5.4 Main Takeaways on Spacecraft Structural Elements