NG4H312 - Aeroelasticity 01 Apr 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 7

Associated Module Information

Module Code: NG4H312
Module Title: Aeroelasticity
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Sub Group: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Module Leader: Mohamed Mohamed
Module Team: Zahid Baig, Vishagen Ramasamy
First Intended Intake: SEP 2016 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 10 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100114 - aeronautical engineering
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 7
Valid From 01 Apr 2025
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

To provide the student with an integrated understanding of the interaction among aerodynamic, inertia and elastic forces and how this interaction affects the design of an aircraft.

- To enable the student to predict, analyse and assess aeroelastic phenomena on an aircraft.

 

Content Summary

 

Aeroelasticity basics, Fundamentals of aircraft structural analysis, Airworthiness considerations and airframe loads, Introduction to unsteady aerodynamics, Static aeroelasticity, and Dynamic aeroelasticity


Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 16
Tutorial 8
Practical classes and workshops 4
Independent Study 72
Total Hours Selected 100

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Demonstrating ability to assess the influence of aeroelastic phenomena on the design of an aircraft
LO2 Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of basic aeroelastic analysis methods.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Report 1 Individual report on the analysis of a case study dealing with the assessment of aeroelastic phenomenon of an aircraft 0 3000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Report 1 ✔ ✔

Reading List

Introduction to structural dynamics and aeroelasticity, by D.H Hodges and G.A. Pierce. Cambridge University Press, 2nd edition

J. R. Wright, J.E. Cooper, ‘Introduction to Aircraft Aeroelasticity and Loads, Wiley Aerospace Series, 2nd edition, 2015

E.H. Dowell, ‘A Modern Course in Aeroelasticity’,Springer, 5th editions, 2015

R.L. Bisplinghoff, H. Ashley ‘Principles of Aeroelasticity’, Dover Publications, 2nd edition, 2013

An Introduction to the Theory of Aeroelasticity, by Y.C. Fung, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1995, Dover Edition.