NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Preliminary pdf

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Preliminary

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A two-dimensional shell model of an entire solid rocket booster (SRB) has been developed using the STAGSC-1 computer code and executed on the Ames CRAY computer. The purpose of these analyses is to calculate the overall deflection and stress distributions for the SRB when subjected to mechanical loads corresponding to critical times during the launch sequence. The mechanical loading conditions for the full SRB arise from the external tank (ET) attachment points, the solid rocket motor (SRM) pressure load, and the SRB hold down posts. The ET strut loads vary with time after the Space Shuttle main engine (SSME) ignition. The SRM internal pressure varies axially by approximately 100 psi. Static analyses of the full SRB are performed using a snapshot picture of the loads. The field and factory joints are modeled by using equivalent stiffness joints instead of detailed models of the joint. As such, local joint behavior cannot be obtained from this global model

• Creator/s: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS
• Date: 11/1/1987
• Year: 1987
• Book Topics/Themes: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), CODING, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DYNAMIC STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS, SHELLS (STRUCTURAL FORMS), SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKET ENGINES, SPACE SHUTTLE BOOSTERS, TWO DIMENSIONAL BODIES, AERODYNAMIC LOADS, CRAY COMPUTERS, EXTERNAL TANKS, JOINTS (JUNCTIONS), LAUNCHING, STATIC TESTS, TWO DIMENSIONAL MODELS, Knight, Norman F., Jr., Gillian, Ronnie E., Nemeth, Michael P

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