Prof. Carlos E. S. Cesnik (instructor) 33-313 x2-1518 ccesnik@mit.edu

Ms. Cathy Chase (course secretary) 33-309 x3-6339 cmchase@mit.edu

The two main references for this subject are:

• A Modern Course in Aeroelasticity by Dowell, Crawley, Curtiss Jr., Peters, Scanlan, and Sisto, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 3rd Edition, 1995.
• Aeroelasticity, by Bisplinghoff, Ashley, and Halfman, Dover, 1955.

Complementary, a list of references related to the course material is provided, and some of them are on reserve in the Aero & Astro Library. The notes taken from the lectures supplemented with handouts should serve as an excellent reference.

There will be two types of assignments during the term: problem sets and quizzes. No final exam is scheduled for this subject. There will be approximately six problem sets during the term. These will be handed out on a relatively regular basis and generally have a one week period for completion. It is expected that the assignments will be handed in on time. Late submission should be explained to the faculty member in charge of the course and will generally be penalized.

There will be two quizzes during the term. The first will be an in-class exam at approximately mid-term, and the second will be a take-home exam at the end of the term. Several days will be given for the completion of the exam. The exact hand-out and due dates will be announced at least two weeks prior to the exams.

Regarding the presentation of information in general (on quizzes and problem sets), the clarity and "neatness" of it are very important for this class as they are for the engineers' professional life. For the assignments that involve the use of computer programming, the printouts should be attached but they will not count as a source of key information to the solution of the given assignment.

The final grade will be calculated approximately as follows:

• Problem sets 60%
• Quizzes 40%

for a total of 100%. Attendance, participation, general evaluation ±5%

The course will be graded on an absolute scale using the letter grades as defined in the MIT Faculty Rules and Regulations:

A - Exceptionally good performance, demonstrating a superior understanding of the subject matter, a foundation of extensive knowledge and a skillful use of concepts and/or materials.

B - Good performance, demonstrating capacity to use the appropriate concepts, a good understanding of the subject matter, and an ability to handle the problems and materials encountered in the subject.

C - Adequate performance, demonstrating an adequate understanding of the subject matter, an ability to handle relatively simple problems, and adequate preparation for moving on to more advanced work in the field.

D - Minimally acceptable performance, demonstrating at least partial familiarity with the subject matter and some capacity to deal with relatively simple problems, but also demonstrating deficiencies serious enough to make it inadvisable to proceed further in the field without additional work.

F - Unsatisfactory performance.

Plusses and minuses will be used in conjunction with the letters in grading term-time work. The final grade will not include plusses or minuses.

It is expected that the submission of each student represents the work of that, and only that, individual student. Students should feel free to consult each other, as well as the course faculty, in developing solutions to problem sets. However, it is expected that the final submission represents the effort of only that student. No consultation with fellow students is allowed on the take-home examinations.

Any material used from another source or person must be properly referenced. An individual engineer/reviewer/researcher does not need to come up with all the ideas. In fact, a good engineer knows how to incorporate the good ideas and thoughts of others. However, it is essential to "give credit where credit is due".

Cases of academic dishonesty are a severe breach of the student's and engineer's codes and will be treated appropriately.

Main References:

• Dowell, E. H., Crawley, E. F., Curtiss Jr., H. C., Peters, D. A., Scanlan, R. H., and Sisto, F., A Modern Course in Aeroelasticity, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 3rd Edition, 1995. (TL574.A37.M62)
• Bisplinghoff, R., Ashley, H., and Halfman, R. L., Aeroelasticity, Dover, 1955. (TL570.B622)
• Bisplinghoff, R. and Ashley, H., Principles of Aeroelasticity, Dover, 1962. (TL570.B623)

Others:

• Fung, Y. C., An Introduction to the Theory of Aeroelasticity, 1955 (Dover, 1969).
• Scanlan, R. H. and Rosenbaum, Introduction to the Study of Aircraft Vibration and Flutter, The Macmillian Co., 1951.
• Dowell, E. H., Aeroelasticity of Plates and Shells, Noordhoff International Publishing, 1975.
• AGARD Manual on Aeroelasticity in Axial-Flow Turbomachines, Vol. 2, Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity, Platzer, M. F. and Carta, F. O., editors, AGARD-AG-298, 1988.
• Johnson, W., Helicopter Theory, Dover, 1980.
• Bielawa, R. L., Rotary Wing Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity, AIAA Education Series, 1992.
• Atluri, S. N. (editor), Computational Nonlinear Mechanics in Aerospace Engineering, Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Vol. 146, 1992. (TL790.P964 v.146)
• Bolotin, V. V., Dynamic Stability of Elastic Systems, Holden-Day, 1964. (QA931.B693 c.6)
• Craig, R. R., Structural Dynamics: An Introduction to Computer Methods, Wiley, 1981. (TA654.C72)
• Meirovitch, L., Elements of Vibration Analysis, McGraw-Hill, 1986. (QA935.M53)
• Meirovitch, L., Analytical Methods in Vibrations, MacMillan, 1967.
• Washizu, K., Variational Methods in Elasticity and Plasticity, Pergamon, 2nd ed., 1974. (QA931.W319)