Design and Safety of Structures
The Design and Safety of Structures profile is suitable for you if you are interested in creating innovative and robust lightweight structures that combine accurate computational methods to predict stresses and advanced design techniques and optimization methods to outperform the existing aerospace structures.
Profile
The profile courses for students of the Design and Safety of Structures profile are listed below. Please note that profile courses are in both the 2nd and 3rd period.
| Name | Period | # EC |
|---|---|---|
| Stability & Analysis of Structures I (more) | 2 | 3 |
| Experimental Techniques & NDT (more) | 2 | 3 |
| Fundamentals of Aeroelasticity (more) | 2 | 3 |
| Design & Analysis of Composite Structures I (more) | 3 | 5 |
Electives
The elective courses can be done throughout the academic year. The suggested electives to complement the core and profile courses are listed below. Students can choose other subjects as electives, but the master track coordinator will determine if they are appropriate.
| Name | Period | # EC |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity exercise (more) | 2-3 | 4 |
| Polymer Composite Manufacturing (more) | 2 | 4 |
| Non-Linear Modelling (more) | 3 | 3 |
| Stability & Analysis of Structures II (more) | 3 | 3 |
| Continuum Mechanics (more) | 3 | 3 |
| Applied Aircraft Aeroelasticity (more) | 4 | 3 |
| Design & Analysis of Composite Structures II (more) | 4 | 3 |
| Forensic Engineering (more) | 4 | 3 |