Nonlinear behavior of Space Shuttle superlightweight liquid-oxygen tank under prelaunch loads

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 788-803

  Nemeth, Michael P ^a   Britt, Vicki O ^a   Young, Richard D ^a   Collins, Timothy J ^a   Starnes Jr , James H ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; DYNAMIC LOADS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELASTICITY; FUEL TANKS; LIQUID PROPELLANTS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRUCTURAL LOADS; THERMAL STRESS;

LIQUID OXYGEN TANKS; NONLINEAR RESPONSE;

SPACE SHUTTLES;

EID: 0033358185     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3517     Document Type: Article

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