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Agro-forestry components and their functions; nutrient cycling under agro-forestry; service-functions of agro-forestry systems e.g; erosion/flood control; soil fertility enhancement and site conservation; biological control of pests and diseases; multiple product yield

Air pollution: Types of pollutants; Tissue degradation; Effects of pollution - impacts of air pollutants on crops; semi- and natural vegetation; Impacts of ozone pollution on vegetation and atmospheric deposition of heavy metals to vegetation; Impact of pollutant mixtures (e.g.; ozone and nitrogen); Acid rain; Consequences of air pollution for biodiversity; modifying influence of climate change and impact of air pollutants on vegetation

Concept, theories, objectives and historical overview of air quality. Composition of air. Air pollution, sources, types, causes and effects. Industrial and municipal air pollution, environmental problems arising from air pollution-global warming, ozone layer depletion, acid rain, photochemical smog, corrosion of artefacts, abrasion of surfaces & other bodies, inhibition of photosynthesis and many others. indoor air pollution like environmental tobacco smoke, biomass fuel, asbestos, carbon monoxide, sick building syndrome (SBS) and many others; health and environmental effects of air pollution. Equipment and tools in air quality assessment. Introduction to air quality models. Risk assessment such as health risk assessment and risk management, hazard and identification in the field and human exposure assessment, health risk characterization, health impact assessment and epidemiological methods. Air quality sampling, monitoring and analysis. Air quality standards and guidelines (national and international) air pollution prevention and control Meteorology. Institutional roles in air quality management.

Introduction to the principles and techniques of aircraft design. Design methodology. Preliminary design: Problem definition; information retrieval; aircraft requirements; configuration options; initial baseline sizing; baseline evaluation; refining the initial layout; refined baseline design; parametric and trade studies; final baseline configuration and type specification. Case studies. Prerequisite(s) or Concurrent(s): AAE 321, AAE 312, AAE 351 or consent of instructor.

An introduction to airplane flight mechanics. Airframe anatomy. Engine anatomy. Equations of motion. Trajectory analysis. Stability and control. Aircraft sizing and simulation. 3DOF equations of motion: Assumptions and coordinate systems; kinematic equations; dynamic equations; weight equation; discussion of 3DOF equations; quasi-steady flight; three- dimensional flight; flight over a spherical earth; and flight in a moving atmosphere. Atmosphere: standard atmosphere and exponential atmosphere. 300 Level

Maintenance program: requirement and purpose of maintenance. Maintenance review board and MSG-2 and logic applied to aircraft system, power plant and structures, hard-time, on- condition and condition monitored maintenance. Data collection, component history and statistical information sources. Reporting procedures, occurrence reporting and corrective action methodology. Minimum equipment list and acceptable deferred defects. Production of maintenance schedules and programmes. Aircraft maintenance and reliability: airworthiness requirements and documentation. Safety standards and safety assessment, including reliability assessment. Failure modes and failure analysis. Reliability mathematics directly associated with aircraft maintenance. Predicting system, engine and structural reliability and effect on reliability of scheduling: maintenance facilities. Provisioning and supply systems. Maintenance task, task development and analysis, downtime, repair, replacement, rectification and modification. Use of project planning methods such as CPM, PERT and computer programs to allocate timely physical and human resources. Special considerations when planning and scheduling maintenance for geriatric aircraft. Technological aids to maintenance. Future of aircraft maintenance, third party maintenance and whole life maintenance packages. Human factors in aircraft maintenance: effect on maintenance planning of human performance and limitations. Analysing human errors in aircraft management, case studies and safety considerations. Investigation of the SHEL and reason models of human interaction. Production of a management plan designed to limit human error in the execution of aircraft maintenance activities.

General concepts of stress and strain. One, two- and three-dimensional stress and strain. Elastic deformation of metals: principles of stresses and strains in metals. Complex stresses on two planes at right angles. Mohr’s circle. Principal stresses and strains. Maximum shear stresses. Distortion energy and yield criteria. Application of Mohr’s circle for analysis of stress and strain. Tensor analysis of stresses and strains. Tensile response of materials; simple tensile and shear structures.Introduction to mechanical properties of materials commonly used in the aircraft structures, materials failure and structure inspections. Properties of aluminum alloys, titanium steels, composite materials, fractures, fatigues, corrosions and NDT. At the end of the course, students are expected to have basic knowledge on choosing materials for aircraft structures.

The theories and principles of jet and rocket propulsion. Thermodynamic cycles. The mechanics and thermodynamics of combustion. Turbine engine and rocket performance characteristics. Component and cycle analysis of jet engines and turbomachinery. AAE 407: Aerodynamics Experiment Methods, Instrumentation and Propulsion Lab (2 Units C: PH 30) Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. describe the applications of the fundamental principles taught in aerodynamics courses; 2. exhibit basic knowledge related to experimental aerodynamics and measurements techniques; 3. become proficient in the use of basic equipment representative of aerospace engineering practice; 4. explain how to design experiments and how to conduct experiments; 5. discuss how to analyse and evaluate experimental data; 6. write good laboratory reports; 7. gain more laboratory experiences to get “hands-on” lab training; and 8. gain experiences to promote the spirit of team-work among the engineering students. Course Contents The laboratories introduce undergraduate students to experimental methods in aerodynamics and propulsion. Experiments include subsonic wind tunnel tests of the forces and pressures on aircraft models, wings, cylinders, spheres and spheroids. They also include design and execution of flat plate boundary layer measurement as a team effort. Gas turbine engine teaching kits are used to illustrate the principles of propulsion. Introductory topics include: wind tunnel design and layout; measurement principles for subsonic and supersonic flows. Prerequisite(s) or Concurrent(s): AAE 308, AAE 430 or consent of instructor.