BUCKLING STRENGTH OF CURVED BERYLLIUM PANELS IN COMPRESSION,
Abstract
The panel tests described were part of a development program for the use of beryllium. The forward structure of the Agena spacecraft was redesigned to use crossrolled beryllium sheet as structural panels. Three different methods were used to fabricate twenty unstiffened and three stiffened, curved, beryllium panels. These panels were tested under axial compression loading to determine their critical buckling stress and to verify the design analysis. The paper presents test results and compares them with analytical values found by a semi-empirical method developed in recent NASA studies. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0624644
Entities
People
- M. J. Rebholz
Organizations
- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space