ENAE788P

Selected Topics in Aerospace Engineering; Analysis of Structural Elements

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Review of basic concepts of linear elasticity and beam theory. Yield criteria. Introduction to thermoelasticity. Variational calculus and variational principles in elasticity. Principle of virtual work, principle of complimentary virtual work, principle of minimum potential energy, principle of minimum complimentary potential energy. Applications to beams and plates; strategies for obtaining approximate solutions. Buckling and shear deformations in beams and plates.

Sister Courses: ENAE788A, ENAE788B, ENAE788C, ENAE788D, ENAE788E, ENAE788F, ENAE788G, ENAE788I, ENAE788J, ENAE788K, ENAE788L, ENAE788M, ENAE788N, ENAE788O, ENAE788Q, ENAE788R, ENAE788T, ENAE788U, ENAE788V, ENAE788W, ENAE788X, ENAE788Y, ENAE788Z

Fall 2025

Tam Nguyen

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Past Semesters

Olivier Bauchau

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.90 between 10 students*

ENAE788P Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 20%
A: 20%
B: 30%
C-: 10%
W: 10%
other: 10%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.