INVESTIGATION OF HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT DAMAGE TO SPACE STATION TRUSS TUBES

被引:29
作者
CHRISTIANSEN, EL
机构
[1] Space Science Branch (SN3), NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
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D O I
10.1016/0734-743X(90)90053-X
中图分类号
TH [机械、仪表工业];
学科分类号
0802 ;
摘要
Fifty-eight hypervelocity impact data shots were used to determine the effect graphite-epoxy tube properties, such as ply orientation, elastic modulus, wall thickness, and surface coatings, have on the extent of impact damage. Visible and internal damage areas were measured optically and ultrasonically. Correlations were developed relating impactor and target parameters to damage extent. These experimental results were then applied in a preliminary assessment of the failure rate of Space Station truss tubes from meteoroid and orbital debris impacts. A failure criterion for the truss tubes was developed from an analytical study using a finite element model and on-orbit structural loading conditions. © 1990.
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页码:125 / 133
页数:9
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