Part 1:
Basics of Structural Analysis, including the Mechanical Properties of Materials
Properties of Sections
Mechanics of Rigid Bodies
Energy Principles
Analysis of Trusses and Analysis of Continuum Structures
Part 2:
Design and Analysis of Aeroplane Structures
Design Aspects of Aeroplane Structure
Basics of Aerodynamics
Loads on Aeroplane Structure
Analysis of Determinate and Indeterminate Beams
Analysis of Shafts
Buckling of Columns
Bending and Buckling of Thin Plates
Shear Flow
Shear Center and Shear Lag
Analysis of Aeroplane Fuselage and Wing and Fatigue Analysis
Part 3:
Other Relevant Topics, such as the Materials of Aeroplane Construction, Finite Element Method and Aeroelasticity
Biography
G Lakshmi Narasaiah is a professor at the Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, affiliated to the Jawarhalal Nehru University of Technology, Hyderabad, India, where he works on engineering mechanics, machine design and finite element analysis. Educated as a mechanical engineer and specialized in Aero-structures, he worked for over 25 years at Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd and gained both broad and deep knowledge and expertise of finite element analysis of power plant structure and pressure vessels.
