Spacecraft structures

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 spacecraft. Spacecraft includes satellites as well as launch vehicles, with a distinction between manned or unmanned. The International Space Station (ISS), Russian MIR, the American shuttle and the European Spacelab are examples of manned space flight, whereas communication satellites for radio and television and meteorological satellites are examples of unmanned space flight. The Emphasis of this book is put on unmanned space flight, particularly on the construction of spacecraft rather than the construction of launch vehicles. The nature of the satellite is dependent on the task that is set for that satellite. Front Matter....Pages i-xx General....Pages 1-3 Design Process....Pages 5-7 Launch Vehicle Systems....Pages 9-11 Spacecraft Subsystems....Pages 13-17 Design and Safety factors....Pages 19-25 Spacecraft Design Loads....Pages 27-69 Test Verification....Pages 71-99 Design of Spacecraft structure....Pages 101-121 Strength and Stiffness of Structural Elements....Pages 123-156 Sandwich Construction....Pages 157-173 Finite Element Analysis....Pages 175-197 Stiffness/Flexibility Analysis....Pages 199-206 Material Selection....Pages 207-214 Spacecraft Mass....Pages 215-228 Natural Frequencies, an Approximation....Pages 229-245 Modal Effective Mass....Pages 247-263 Dynamic Model Reduction Methods....Pages 265-280 Dynamic Substructuring, Component Mode Synthesis....Pages 281-301 Output Transformation Matrices....Pages 303-311 Coupled Dynamic Loads Analysis....Pages 313-318 Random Vibrations Simplified Response Analysis....Pages 319-347 Fatigue Life Prediction....Pages 349-366 Shock-Response Spectrum....Pages 367-398 Damage to Spacecraft by Meteoroids and Orbital Debris....Pages 399-411 Prescribed Averaged Temperatures....Pages 413-431 Thermal-elastic Stresses....Pages 433-441 Coefficients of thermal & moisture expansion....Pages 443-446 Venting Holes....Pages 447-451 Examples....Pages 453-496 Back Matter....Pages 497-504 "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 spacecraft. Spacecraft includes satellites as well as launch vehicles, with a distinction between manned or unmanned. The International Space Station (ISS), Russian MIR, the American shuttle and the European Spacelab are examples of manned space flight, whereas communication satellites for radio and television and meteorological satellites are examples of unmanned space-flight." "The Emphasis of this book is put on unmanned space flight, particularly on the construction of spacecraft rather than the construction of launch vehicles. The nature of the satellite is dependent on the task that is set for that satellite."--BOOK JACKET Jacob Job Wijker. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.