A Model for Predicting Thermomechanical Response of Large Space Structures.

Abstract

Contents: Research Completed: Summary of Completed Research, Literature Survey, Selection of Constitutive Equations, Coupled Energy Balance Law, Space Structural Response Algorithms, Model Results for Large Space Structures; Publications List; Appendix-Interim Technical Reports; A Prediction of Heat Generation in a Thermoviscoplastic Uniaxial Bar, An Efficient and Accurate Alternative to Subincrementation for Elastic-Plastic Analysis by the Finite Element Method, Predicted Axial Temperature Gradient in A Viscoplastic Uniaxial Bar Due to Thermomechanical Coupling, Predicted Temperature Field in a Thermomechanically Heated Viscoplastic Space Truss Structure, Effect of Degradation of Material Properties on the Dynamic Response of Large Space Structures, A Fractographic Study of Damage Mechanisms in Short-Fiber Metal Matrix Composites, Analytical and Numerical Solution of a Time Dependent Thermoviscoplastic Problem in Mechanics, A Finite Element Model for the Thermoelastic Analysis of Large Composite Space Structures, Predicted Dynamic Response of a Composite Beam with Load History Dependent and Spatially Variable Damage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA172966

Entities

People

  • D. H. Allen
  • W. E. Haisler

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aging (Materials)
  • Air Force
  • Composite Materials
  • Computational Science
  • Construction
  • Laminates
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space