Monte Carlo Simulation for Appliction to Aerospace Vehicle Structures

Abstract

The basic concepts on simulation of multidimensional and multivariate random processes are presented. The time domain Monte Carlo approach for solution of nonlinear dynamic problems is illustrated by an example. A preliminary fatigue life prediction model based on time domain stress response and fatigue data from constant amplitude coupon tests is developed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 08, 1990
Accession Number
ADA363043

Entities

People

  • Rimas Vaicaitis

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aerospace Craft
  • Amplitude
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Civil Engineering
  • Composite Materials
  • Computational Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Fatigue Life
  • Frequency
  • Mechanics
  • Simulations
  • Time Domain

Readers

  • Statistical inference.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.

Technology Areas

  • Space