Spacecraft Structures

• Main Author: Wijker, Jacob Job (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Structural mechanics.; Vibration.; Dynamical systems.; Dynamics.; Engineering design.; Automotive engineering.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Automotive Engineering.; Structural Mechanics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control.; Engineering Design.

Space flight is a comprehensive and innovative part of technology. It encompasses many fields of technology. This monograph presents a cross section of the total field of expertise that is called "space flight". It provides insight into the design, construction and analysis aspects of spac...

Table of Contents:

• General
• Design Process
• Launch Vehicle Systems
• Spacecraft Subsystems
• Design and Safety factors
• Spacecraft Design Loads
• Test Verification
• Design of Spacecraft structure
• Strength and Stiffness of Structural Elements
• Sandwich Construction
• Finite Element Analysis
• Stiffness/Flexibility Analysis
• Material Selection
• Spacecraft Mass
• Natural Frequencies, an Approximation
• Modal Effective Mass
• Dynamic Model Reduction Methods
• Dynamic Substructuring, Component Mode Synthesis
• Output Transformation Matrices
• Coupled Dynamic Loads Analysis
• Random Vibrations Simplified Response Analysis
• Fatigue Life Prediction
• Shock-Response Spectrum
• Damage to Spacecraft by Meteoroids and Orbital Debris
• Prescribed Averaged Temperatures
• Thermal-elastic Stresses
• Coefficients of thermal & moisture expansion
• Venting Holes
• Examples.