AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON MULTI-WALL STRUCTURES FOR SPACE VEHICLES

Abstract

The report contains the results of an experimental study performed to evaluate the design techniques developed in an earlier report on this program, WADD TR 60-503 (AD-250 269). The structural index and design-constraint parameters reflecting the structural requirements for manned space structure are evaluated, and a representative, cylindrical, double-wall shell is developed using the principles of minimum-weight design. Using specimens of half-scale cross-sectional dimensions, tests are performed on both wide columns and cylindrical shells. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0253530

Entities

People

  • D.g. Younger
  • S. Lampert

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space