MM3521 Aircraft Structures

Lecture 1 : Introduction

MM3521 Revision 1.0

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Lecturers:
o MR KELVIN ONG
o T17614 / 6870 4792 / kelvin@sp.edu.sg
o MR DUNCAN SIH
o T17614 / 6870 4755 / duncan_sih@sp.edu.sg
o MR LAU CHI KAN
o T17615 / 6870 8380 / lau_chi_kan@sp.edu.sg

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Establish Ground Rules :
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Attendance : Class rep in charge

Late : Class rep in charge
Handphone : Silent mode & if have to, go outside
No eating during lecture
Please be quiet.

o Labs - No Bermudas, long/full length pants and

covered shoes.

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Means of Assessment :

1) Practical /
Lab Work
(20%)
Experiments
- Individual

2) In-Course
Assignments
(10%)
Project &
Presentation
Group

3) Mid Term
Examinations
(20%)

4) Semester
Examinations
(50%)

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Means of Assessment
1) Practical/Lab Work
Experiments 1st Term
1st Lab Buckling
2nd Lab Deflection
3rd Lab Weight and
Balance

(20%)

Experiments 2nd Term

4th Lab Composite
5th Lab Strain (TBA)
6th Lab Vibration (TBA)

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Book to purchase:
By Kroes / Watkin / Delp
o Aircraft : Maintenance and Repair
o Aircraft : Basic Science (Compress version
Orange in colour)
Presentation Slide in Blackboard
framework and outline of the module)

(forms

the

Topics for Term 1

MM3521 12/13 Sem2 Class 3B/21/22/23/24/25/26

Wk

Dates

Topics

Tut

Lab

Remarks

Explain the
parts of
aircraft

Lab 1 - Buckling &

Lab 2 - Deflection

Hari Raya Haji

(26 Oct - fri)

Book Tutorial (Chp 2)

Lab 3 - Aircraft
Weight and Balance

Tutorials

Deepavali
(13 Nov - Tue)

Assignment handouts

Lect 1: Introduction
Lect 2: Anatomy of Aircraft

2
3

6
7
8

1) Class and lab

15 Oct - 19
Introduction
Oct
Lect 3: Standards from Aviation Authority 2) Go to A4 / UH1H /
Cessna
Website relating to Aircraft Structures
22 Oct - 26 Lect 4: Aircraft Layout
oct
Lect 5: Aircraft Zoning and ATA Coding
29 Oct - 2 Lect 6a: Structural Classification
Nov
Lect 6b: Structural Classification
Lect 7: Design Philosophy
5 Nov - 9 Lect 8: Aircraft part's Manufacturing
Nov
Process
Lect 9: Aircraft Symmetry
12 Nov - 16
Lect 10: Provisioning (Lightning &
Nov
System)
Lect 11: Cleaning & Protection
19 Nov - 23
Lect 12: Aircraft Structural Damage (Part
Nov
1)
26 Nov - 30 Lect 13: Aircraft Repair (Part 2)
Nov
Revision hour
3 Dec -7
dec

Make up for Labs / Tutorial revision

MST Week

Topics for Term 2

Lect 14: Publication
12

31 Dec - 4 Jan

Lect 19: Stress, Strain & Fatigue

Tutorial (SRM
Application)

School Holiday
(31 Dec - Mon)
New Year (1 jan
- Tue)

Assignment - Flight
test and
presentation

Book Tutorial
(Weight and
Balance)

Lab 4 - Composite
Fabrication

Book Tutorial
(Composite)

Composite repair
demostration

Lect 21: Loading (Fuselage)

13

7 Jan -11 Jan

Lect 22: Loading (Deflection & Buckling)

Lect 20: Weight and Balance

14

14 Jan - 18 Jan

15

21 Jan - 25 Jan

16

17

Lect 27: VN Diagram

Lect 22: Loading (Deflection & Buckling)

Lect 17: Plastics
Lect 18: Composite
28 Jan - 1 Feb Lect 18: Composite Calculation : ABD
Matrix
Lect 18: Composite Calculation : ABD
Matrix
4 Feb - 8 Feb
Lect 18: Composite Calculation :
Stiffness Matrix

17

11 Feb - 15 Feb

18
19

18 Feb - 22 Feb
25 Feb - 1 Mar

Sample Exam Paper Revision

Make up for Labs / Tutorial revision

Exam
Exam

Chinese New
Year
(Feb 10 (Sun) Feb 12 (Tues))
New Year (1 jan
- Tue)

Aircraft Structure : General Concepts

What is
AIRCRAFT
STRUCTURES
???

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