Nonlinear behavior of Space Shuttle superlightweight tank under end-of-flight loads

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 828-835

  Nemeth, Michael P ^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; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELASTICITY; FUEL TANKS; LIQUID PROPELLANTS; MODAL ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

LAUNCH VEHICLES; LINEAR BIFURCATION BUCKLING ANALYSIS; LIQUID OXYGEN TANKS;

SPACE SHUTTLES;

EID: 0033361541     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3521     Document Type: Article

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