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NASA "Can Crush" Test Will Aid Future Rocket Design
On 25/03/2011 1:53 PM, Jeff Findley wrote:
In , lid says... On 24/03/2011 8:18 AM, Jeff Findley wrote: NASA "Can Crush" Test Will Aid Future Rocket Design http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall...es/2011/H-M11- 057.html Watching (listening to really) the live video of this right now. Very interesting. Jeff http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2011/H-M11-057.html As I was working yesterday, I had a web browser window showing the test live yesterday. It was very interesting to see. My boss didn't mind (much) since test validation of CAE models is something our customers do with our software, so it was business related. :-) I used a similar line of reasoning to explain all the beer cans on my desk. Sylvia. |
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NASA "Can Crush" Test Will Aid Future Rocket Design
Jeff Findley wrote:
In article , lid says... On 24/03/2011 8:18 AM, Jeff Findley wrote: NASA "Can Crush" Test Will Aid Future Rocket Design http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall...H-M11-057.html Watching (listening to really) the live video of this right now. Very interesting. As I was working yesterday, I had a web browser window showing the test live yesterday. It was very interesting to see. Interesting indeed. In my opinion, this is what NASA should be doing. They shouldn't be competing against launch service providers. Alain Fournier |
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During the test, a massive 27.5-foot wide, 20-foot-tall aluminum-lithium cylinder will be positioned between two large loading rings and subjected to one million pounds of force until it buckles. The resulting data will help validate new shell buckling knockdown factors, which are complex engineering standards that will help design lightweight, safe and sturdy structures for future launch vehicles. The current knockdown factors date back to pre-Apollo-era studies - well before modern composite materials, manufacturing processes and advanced computer modeling.
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