Making lighter structures for industry and transport is an important issue in economic and ecological sectors and represents therefore a challenge in itself for society.
With this unit the student will become familiar with questions related to lightweight structures and systems and to their specific associated design methods.
| On completion of the unit, the student will be capable of: | Classification level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Selecting a type of material and an assembly technique | 1. Knowledge | Essential |
| Designing and optimising a lightweight structure/system | 5. Summarise | Essential |
| Percentage ratio of individual assessment | Percentage ratio of group assessment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exam: | 70 | % | Project submission: | 0 | % |
| Individual oral exam: | 0 | % | Group presentation: | 0 | % |
| Individual presentation: | 0 | % | Group practical exercise: | 0 | % |
| Individual practical exercise: | 0 | % | Group report: | 30 | % |
| Individual report: | 0 | % | |||
| Other(s): 0 % | |||||
| Type of teaching activity | Content, sequencing and organisation |
|---|---|
| Course | Multi-scale design, dimensioning composite materials 9 hours |
| Course | Direct elaboration processes, introduction to bio-inspired materials 9 hours |
| Practical courses | Elaboration and characterisation of high performance composite parts for aeronautics 9 hours |
| Conference | Assembly of mixed structures and welding Visit to the CETIM 9 hours |