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Structural Integrity Assurance of Aerospace Vehicles

Dr. Vincent Caccese

Department of Mechanical Engineering

University of Maine

 

Funded by the Maine Space Grant Consortium

in cooperation with the NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

1.  Introduction and Objectives

2.  Modal Analysis – Tap Testing

         2.1 Test Articles

         2.2 Panel Weight

         2.3 Experimental Setup

         2.4 Modal Testing

3.  Finite Element Analysis

              and Experimental Correlation

         3.1 Material Properties

         3.2 Mass

         3.3 Non-Tiled Honeycomb Panel

         3.4 Tiled Honeycomb Panel

4 Conclusions

 

 

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