Online Learning Programmes

Short course/CPD

Online Learning - Principles of Structures & Design

Course date: 05 Mar 2012 - 28 May 2012

Course overview

The Principles of Structures & Design course is an innovative online course. It is aimed at those working with engineers, including technicians, graduate engineers and non-engineering professionals across the defence, aerospace, naval and land sectors.

Learning Outcomes

To be able to design and stress a simple structural assembly such as part of a mechanism.
To debate structure related issues with experts from a position of sound basic knowledge.

Course is scheduled twice a year in March and September (minimum number of delegates apply).

Duration - approximately over 16-17 weeks (average time spent 5 hours per week)

Location

Delivered wholly online. Accessible worldwide (subject to internet availability)

Course fee:

£1250 - Standard. (Apply 20% discount for Cranfield alumni, 10% discount for colleagues of alumni)
£1125 - Professional/Trade association discount
£1135 - Multiple bookings*

*Minimum of five delegates.

How to register

To request a place on this course, please complete the online Registration Form.

If you have any queries please contact:

Academic Operations Unit.

Cranfield University
Cranfield
Bedfordshire
MK43 0AL, UK

T: +44 (0) 1234 754176
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
F: +44 (0) 1234 751206

Please be aware that short courses/CPD are subject to:

Booking Conditions

Course description

The course comprises three sections and a number of study units delivered as an audio-visual presentation, discussion questions and three assessed assignments. These provide the ‘tools’ required for the group project. The Group project involves working together in teams on a realistic project to fulfil demanding objectives within a tight time schedule and delivering results to a high professional standard.

Key Learning Points

Standards & definitions of Structures and Materials

• Define the loads applied to, and be familiar with design requirements for simple structural mechanisms.
• Identify and compare material specifications commonly used in structural mechanisms
• Define corrosion protection

Stress Analysis

• To be able to construct shear force, bending moment diagrams
• Apply engineers theory of bending
• Calculate torsional shear stresses in closed circular sections, allowable strengths of rivets & bolts
• Undertake stress analysis of lugs
• Awareness of other stress analysis approaches and tools and other structural requirements such as stiffness

Detail Design

• To be able to classify component parts of a structure
• To be able to select approved standard parts from an approved source of data
• To design bolted joints including a lever fork end design, including acceptable methods of locking
• Have an awareness of software tools and techniques such as CATIA
• To be able to share good design practice across the business