Some Musings on How to Make Damping a Creative Force in Design,

Abstract

Some suggestions are advanced toward making damping a complete technology so that damping can become a creative force in structural design. Examples cited include the invention of mechanisms to enhance and control damping, the testing of structural joints in simulated zero-g, the measurement of material damping without aerodynamic forces and the testing of structures in the zero-g and high vacuum of space. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP004685

Entities

People

  • J. W. Mar

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • California
  • High Vacuum
  • Inventions
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Vacuum
  • Vibration
  • Workshops

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Space