ENTG13003 - Advanced Materials in Aviation

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Materials used in the aviation industry have become ever diverse, more sophisticated, and very important as aerospace technologies developed rapidly. The selection of materials in the aircraft industry has a significant impact on all stages of aircraft life from the initial design phase, to manufacturing, flight operations, and maintenance, and when decommissioning. In this unit, you will learn about the principles and fundamentals of materials science and engineering. You will apply this knowledge to various types of advanced materials in aviation.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Aircraft Maintenance Practices

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Rockhampton
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Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

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Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online Quiz(zes) 20%
2. Written Assessment 15%
3. Group Work 30%
4. Online Test 35%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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The literature review assessment item could be challenging for those that have not done a similar assessment item or those that have not done a thesis unit.
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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Develop equations for the governing theories of material failures in aviation
  2. Evaluate applications of advanced materials in electrical and mechanical components of aviation systems
  3. Investigate material selection for aviation systems by applying international standards and industry regulations
  4. Discuss advanced techniques for structural monitoring, non-destructive testing, and sustainable aircraft materials.

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