THE EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND TIME ON AIRCRAFT AND MISSILE STRUCTURES
Abstract
A survey is made of the new problems introduced in the structural analysis of airplanes and missiles by the high temperatures caused by aerodynamic heating. Thermal stresses, thermal buckling, the effect of creep on stress distribution and stability, and ablation are discussed and special attention is paid to the behavior of the pure shells used in missiles. It is concluded that the modern structural analyst must acquire a knowledge of many disciplines that were of no interest to his predecessor working before World War II. Among these disciplines are thermodynamics, metallurgy, and the physics of the solid state. In all the new problems two parameters appear that did not enter classical structural analysis. The first is temperature which is the cause of all the difficulties of the modern structural designer and analyst. The second is time, because at high temperatures no structure can carry loads for indefinitely long periods. One of the most important tasks of the analyst of missiles is the determination of the lifetime of the structure. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0259372
Entities
People
- Nicholas J. Hoff
Organizations
- Stanford University