Passively Damped Joints for Advanced Space Structures.

Abstract

This report includes: (1) the development of a viscoelastic materials selection guide for this research activity; (2) the development of an analytic statics model of the joint specimens; (3) the designs, fabrication and testing of 21 viscoelastic joint specimens, including the development of a new material; (4) the procurement, fabrication and assembly of test equipment for the test program at the Georgia Institute of Technology as well as the development of data reduction computer programs; (5) the development and successful demonstration of transient pulse and simplified steady state methods for evaluating energy losses in joints; and (6) the performance of outgassing tests on several viscoelastic materials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 28, 1986
Accession Number
ADA174914

Entities

People

  • Creed E. Blevins
  • Jacky C. Prucz
  • James H. Peebles
  • Richard W. Trudell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Creep Tests
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Frequency
  • Glass Fibers
  • Load Cells
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Working
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Shear Modulus
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space