3 ECTS credits
85 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4016341EER for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Possible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Department
Mechanics of Materials and Constructions
Educational team
Maarten Venmans (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
24 contact hours Lecture
12 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

The course aim is to perform a practical examination of aircraft and space structures that are made with advanced composite materials. This will be done on the basis of case studies in order to clarify the following aspects of composites design: 1) Design of Composite Joints 2) Sandwich Construction 3) Adhesive Bonding 4) Automated Tape Laying, and Automated Tape/ Tow Placement 5) Composite Wing Construction 6) Composite Fuselage Construction. 6) Supersonice and Hypersonic vehicle construction and heat flow management. 7) Data requirement/ Certification and Certification by Analysis. 8) The "Digital Thread" in modern commercial and military aircraft fabrication and assembly.

Time will be dedicated to reviewing the rapid industrialization of composites manaufacturing, that is currently ongoing, and to identify the opportunities for engineers to capitalize on these developments.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Case Studies in Composite Materials, Distributed via e-mail and Canvas
Additional info

None

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

The following will be learned: 1) How to design with composite materials. 2) How can load -flow be altered by materials anisotropy. 3) How can thermal-flow be altered by anisotropy. 4) How can an aircraft/ spacecraft component be designed for manufacturability? 5) What actions are needed to certify and aircraft/ spacecraft component?

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Examen with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

under construction

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Sustainable Transport and Automotive Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Robotics and Mechanical Construction (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Robotics and Mechanical Construction
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Sustainable Transport and Automotive Engineering