MT-1620 al.2002 Need to study structural mechanics to design properly to prevent failure There is no doubt that any of the disciplines of Aeronautics and Astronautics can contribute to an accident -engine failure etc But, the vast majority of non-human induced accidents is due to structural material) failure(ultimately Purpose of 16.20: Provide you with the tools to properly Design"Aerospace Structures"to assure"structural integrity (i.e, it doesnt fail) Note, 16.20 mainly oriented in past to aircraft structures because that is where the main experience lies. We will try to generalize and show examples for space structures Paul A Lagace @2001 Unit 1 -p 2MIT - 16.20 Fall, 2002 Need to study structural mechanics to design properly to prevent failure There is no doubt that any of the disciplines of Aeronautics and Astronautics can contribute to an accident -engine failure -etc. But, the vast majority of non-human induced accidents is due to structural (material) failure (ultimately). Purpose of 16.20: Provide you with the tools to properly Design “Aerospace Structures” to assure “structural integrity” (i.e., it doesn’t fail) Note, 16.20 mainly oriented in past to aircraft structures because that is where the main experience lies. We will try to generalize and show examples for space structures. Paul A. Lagace © 2001 Unit 1 - p. 2