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Aeroelasticity

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Course
Postgraduate
Semester
Electives
Subject Code
AE751
Subject Title
Aeroelasticity

Syllabus

Introduction to static and dynamic aeroelastic phenomena – divergence, control efficiency and control reversal – two dimensional analysis – divergence of unswept wings – effect of sweep on divergence and control reversal – two-dimensional (airfoil) flutter analysis with quasi-steady and unsteady aero- dynamic loads – introduction to buffeting, stall flutter, galloping and vortex-induced oscillations problems.

Text Books

Same as Reference

References

1. Hodges, D. H. and Pierce, G. A., Introduction to Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity, 2nd ed., Cambridge Univ. Press (2011).

2. Fung, Y. C., An Introduction to the Theory of Aeroelasticity, Dover (1969).

3. Bisplinghoff, R. L., Ashley, H., and Halfman, R. L., Aeroelasticity, Dover (1996).