Free Online Course by edX: Introduction to Aerospace Structures and Materials

edX Platform is offering a free online course as an introduction to aerospace structures and materials. In this course learners will be taken on a journey through the structural and material design of aircraft. Learners will see and understand how aircraft and spacecraft are manufactured, and learn how safety is enshrined at every stage.

Experts from the Aerospace Structures and Materials Department of Delft University of Technology will help learners explore and analyze the mechanical properties of materials; learning about manufacturing techniques, fatigue, loads and stresses, design considerations and more - all the scientific and engineering principles that structural and materials engineers face on a daily basis. By the end of the course, learners will have learned to think like they do!

This is an exciting learning experience that includes experiments; some of which learners can do by themselves at home, online lectures, quizzes, and design assignments.

And the course is presented in collaboration with DelftX (that is Free online courses from Delft University of Technology in Netherlands).

Course Duration:

4–6 hours per week, for 8 Weeks.

Course Topics:

• Part 1: Material Properties & the Environment.
• Part 2: Materials and Manufacturing Methods.
• Part 3: Aerospace Structures.
• Part 4: Loads and Stresses.
• Part 5: Selection of Materials and Structures.
• Part 6: Design, Certification, Fatigue and Durability.
• Part 7: Joining & Manufacturing.
• Part 8: Wrap Up.

Course Outcomes:

Enrollees will learn:

1. How aerospace structures are designed and why particular choices are made.
2. Which materials are used and the reasons for using them.
3. How to explain loads and stresses aerospace structures have to withstand.
4. How aircraft and spacecraft are manufactured.
5. The safety philosophies that are used in aerospace structural design and how they affect design choices.
6. How to create preliminary design solutions for structural design problems.

Course costs:

It’s free of charge to take this course, but there is an option of pursing a Verified Certificate for $50, that is:

1. An instructor-signed certificate with the institution's logo to verify achievement and increase learner’s job prospects.
2. Easily shareable that learners can add to their CV or resume, or post it directly on LinkedIn.
3. Proven motivator to give enrollees an additional incentive to complete the course.
4. Dedicated to support edX, as a non-profit, it relies on verified certificates to help fund free education for everyone globally.

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