Mechanics of Composite Materials for Spacecraft

Abstract

During this seven month project efforts continued on the development of advanced analytical and numerical techniques which can be effectively combined to provide advanced thermomechanical modeling of composite materials with nonlinear constituents. The areas of emphasis during this period were: development of thermoplastic and thermoviscoplastic models of composite materials using transformation strains; finite element formulation of bimodal plasticity model in combination with various forms of dimensional reduction; idealization control for composite materials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA255380

Entities

People

  • George J. Dvorak
  • Mark S. Shephard

Organizations

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Elastic Properties
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Laminates
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Micromechanics
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Plastic Properties
  • Shear Modulus
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space