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Structural design feasibility study of space station long spacer truss
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Dohogne, Caroline A. Funk, Gregory P. Armand, Sasan C. |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | The structural design and configuration feasibility of the long spacer truss assembly that will be used as part of the Space Station Freedom is the focus of this study. The structural analysis discussed herein is derived from the transient loading events presented in the Space Transportation System Interface Control Document (STS ICD). The transient loading events are liftoff, landing, and emergency landing loads. Quasi-static loading events were neglected in this study since the magnitude of the quasi-static acceleration factors is lower than that of the transient acceleration factors. Structural analysis of the proposed configuration of the long spacer truss with four longerons indicated that negative safety margins are possible. As a result, configuration changes were proposed. The primary configuration change suggested was to increase the number of truss longerons to six. The six-longeron truss appears to be a more promising structure than the four-longeron truss because it offers a positive margin of safety and more volume in its second bay (BAY2). This additional volume can be used for resupply of some of the orbital replacement units (such as a battery box). Note that the design effort on the long spacer truss has not fully begun and that calculations and reports of the negative safety margins are, to date, based on concept only. |
| File Size | 16869040 |
| Page Count | 28 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940023056 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3dz55p1d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Structural Mechanics Finite Element Method Structural Design Preflight Analysis Longerons Safety Factors Space Station Freedom Transient Loads Space Station Structures Spacecraft Design Spacers Trusses Structural Analysis Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
