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Shell buckling design criteria based on manufacturing imperfection signatures
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hilburger, Mark W. Nemeth, Michael P. Starnes Jr., James H. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | An analysis-based approach .for developing shell-buckling design criteria for laminated-composite cylindrical shells that accurately accounts for the effects of initial geometric imperfections is presented. With this approach, measured initial geometric imperfection data from six graphite-epoxy shells are used to determine a manufacturing-process-specific imperfection signature for these shells. This imperfection signature is then used as input into nonlinear finite-element analyses. The imperfection signature represents a "first-approximation" mean imperfection shape that is suitable for developing preliminary-design data. Comparisons of test data and analytical results obtained by using several different imperfection shapes are presented for selected shells. Overall, the results indicate that the analysis-based approach presented for developing reliable preliminary-design criteria has the potential to provide improved, less conservative buckling-load estimates, and to reduce the weight and cost of developing buckling-resistant shell structures. |
| File Size | 7387349 |
| Page Count | 25 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20040077039 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5p897p4b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2004-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Structural Mechanics Cylindrical Shells Finite Element Method Weight Reduction Graphite-epoxy Composites Shells Structural Forms Signatures Laminates Composite Structures Design Analysis Buckling 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 |