Astronautic Structures Manual Volume I

NASA/TMX-73305, Astronautic Structures Manual Volume I, Structures and Propulsion Laboratory, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812, August 1975, pp. 839, Format(s): PDF 3k

This document (Volume I, II, and III) presents a compilation of industry-wide methods in aerospace strength analysis that can be carried out by hand, that are general enough in scope to cover most structures encountered, and that are sophisticated enough to give accurate estimates of the actual strength expected. It provides analysis techniques for the elastic and inelastic stress ranges. It serves not only as a catalog of methods not usually available, but also as a reference source for the background of the methods themselves.

Related Records:

• Volume 2
• Volume 3

An overview of this volume is as follows:

• Section A: General introduction of the methods used and includes sections on load, combined stress, and interaction curves
• Section B: Methods of strength analysis (B1 - B6)