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Analysis and testing of axial compression in imperfect slender truss struts
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lake, Mark S. Georgiadis Sr., Nicholas |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | The axial compression of imperfect slender struts for large space structures is addressed. The load-shortening behavior of struts with initially imperfect shapes and eccentric compressive end loading is analyzed using linear beam-column theory and results are compared with geometrically nonlinear solutions to determine the applicability of linear analysis. A set of developmental aluminum clad graphite/epoxy struts sized for application to the Space Station Freedom truss are measured to determine their initial imperfection magnitude, load eccentricity, and cross sectional area and moment of inertia. Load-shortening curves are determined from axial compression tests of these specimens and are correlated with theoretical curves generated using linear analysis. |
| File Size | 3394960 |
| Page Count | 34 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900006976 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2h759x61 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Structural Mechanics Structural Stability Eccentricity Compression Tests Spacecraft Construction Materials Load Distribution Forces Space Stations Defects Load Tests Axial Compression Loads Struts Graphite-epoxy Composites Linear Equations Trusses Structural Analysis Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |