N7b- 7616 Ca NASA TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM NASA TM X- 73305 ASTRONAUTIC STRUCTURES MANUAL VOLUME 1 Structures and Propulsion Laboratory August 1975 NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama BEPC Fe w23180 (tev June 1971)TECHNICAL REPORT STANDARD TITLE/PAGE 1 REPORT AO. FE GOVERNWENT ACEESSTON NO. 3. RECIPIENT"S CATALOG NO, NASA TM X-73305 i a TITLE AND SUBTITLE 3. REFORY OATE August 1975 ASTRONAUTIC STRUCTURES MANUAL. = FERFORNING ONGANTENTION COTE VOLUME 1 ' 7. AUTHOR(S) 1 § ERT ORING ORGANTEATION REPORT 3.” PERFORWING GREANIFATION NAME AND ADDRESS [io wane Uw wa George C. Marshall Space Flight Center TSaRENAGT OR GRANT HO Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama 35812 12 SPONSORING AGENCY WANE AND RODRESS ‘Technical Memorandum National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, D.C. 20546 Ta” SPONSORING ROERCY CODE 15, SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES Prepared by Structures and Propulsion Laboratory, Science and Engineering Te, ROSTRACT This document (Volumes I, I, and Il) 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 stres: 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. An overview of the manual is as follows: Section A is a general introduction of methods used and includes sections on loads, combined stresses, and interaction curves; Section B is devoted to methods of strength analysis; Section C is devoted to the topic of structural stability; Section D is on thermal stresses; Section E is on fatigue and fracture mechanics; Section F is on composites; Section G is on rotating machinery; and Section H is on statistics. ‘These three volumes supersede NASA TM X~60041 and NASA TM X-60042, [i2- Rev Won 18. OISTRIBUTION STATEMENT | | 15, SECURITY CLASETF. (OPIN aa [a0 SECURITY CLASSTF. (oF tie waaay Bi NOT OF PAGES [32 PRICE Unclassified — Unlimited Unclassified Unclassified 839 NTIS WG¥a- Forms a3ni (ney Demauer VT or sle ty ational Teshateal Taforaion Sowice, Sprnate, Fins 2318STRUCTURES MANUAL FOREWORD This manual is issued to the personnel of the Strength Analysis Branch to provide uniform methods of structural analysis and to pro- vide a ready reference for data. Generally, the information contained in this manual is a condensation of material published by universities, scientific journals, missile and aircraft industries, text book pub- lishers, and government agencies. Illustrative problems to clarify either the method of analysis or the use of the curves and tables are included wherever they are con- sidered necessary. Limitations of the procedures and the range of applicability of the data are indicated wherever possible. It is recognized that all subjects in the Table of Contents are not present in the body of the manual; some sections remain to be devel- oped in the future. However, an alphabetical index of “content material is provided and is updated as new material is added. New topics not listed in the Table of Contents will be treated as the demand arises. ‘This arranyement has been utilized to make a completed section avail- able as soon as possible. In addition, revisions and supplements are to be incorporated as they become necessary. Many of the methods included have been adapted for computerized utilization, These programs are written in Fortran Language for utili- zation on the MSFC Executive VIII, Univac 1108, or IBM 7094 and are cataloged with example problems in the Structural Analysis Computer Utilization Manual, It is requested that any comments concerning this manual be directed to: Chief, Structural Requirements Section Strength Analysis Branch Analytical Mechanics Division Astronautics Laboratory National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama 35812 i August 15, 1970