Course detail

Aircraft Composite Structures

FSI-OKLAcad. year: 2025/2026

Students will be acquainted with fundaments of composite materials, their application to structure design, possible technology and basic strength calculation. Topics of micromechanics, macromechanics, joints, stability, quality assurance, application at structure and testing will be presented.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Juračka, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Aerospace Engineering (LÚ)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of strength and elastic theory.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course-unit credit: 90% participation in exercises, completion of all calculated task from exercises. Exam: written test - theoretical background, task calculation
Participation in lectures and exercises. Missed exercises will be compensated by self-study of tasks.

Aims

The goal is to familiarize students with fundaments of composite materials, their application to structure design, possible technology and basic strength calculation.
Student will gain basic knowledge about composite materials, its application to structure design, technology and strength calculation.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Alan Baker,Stuart Dutton,Donald Kelly, Composite Materials for Aircraft Structure, AIAA
Mahmood Husein Datoo, Mechanics of Fibrous Composites, ISBN 1-85166-600-1, Elsevier Science Publishers, 1991

Recommended reading

Middelton, D. H., Compozite materials in aircraft structures, 1st ed., London, Longman Grup, 1990, ISBN: 0-582-01712-2

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-LKT-P Master's

    specialization STL , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Juračka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction. Fibres, matrix.
2. Manufacture and component form.
3. Basic characteristics of composites. Micromechanics.
4. Macromechanic. Clasical theory of laminates
5. Capability. Failure criteria.
6. Stability.
7. Sandwich structure.
8. Mechanical property, testing.
9. Properties of composite system.
10. Joining of composite structure.
11. Quality assurance.
12. Airworthiness considerations.
13. Structure Application. Tests.

Laboratory exercise

1 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Juračka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Testing of mechanical properties.

Exercise

12 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Juračka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Material selection for application.
2. Mixture rule. Influence of orientation.
3. Lamina stiffness matrix.
4. Laminate stiffness matrix. Stiffness characteristics.
5. Failure criteria.
6. Failure envelope.
7. Bonding joints.
8. Mechanical joints.
9. Stability.
10. Sandwich structure.
11. Repair design.
12. Test design.