Accession Number:

ADA172966

Title:

A Model for Predicting Thermomechanical Response of Large Space Structures.

Descriptive Note:

Final technical rept. Apr 83-May 86,

Corporate Author:

TEXAS A AND M UNIV COLLEGE STATION TX MECHANICS AND MATERIALS CENTER

Personal Author(s):

• Allen,D. H.
• Haisler,W. E.

Report Date:

1986-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

286.0

Abstract:

Contents Research Completed Summary of Completed Research, Literature Survey, Selection of Constitutive Equations, Coupled Energy Balance Law, Space Structural Response Algorithms, Model Results for Large Space Structures Publications List Appendix-Interim Technical Reports A Prediction of Heat Generation in a Thermoviscoplastic Uniaxial Bar, An Efficient and Accurate Alternative to Subincrementation for Elastic-Plastic Analysis by the Finite Element Method, Predicted Axial Temperature Gradient in A Viscoplastic Uniaxial Bar Due to Thermomechanical Coupling, Predicted Temperature Field in a Thermomechanically Heated Viscoplastic Space Truss Structure, Effect of Degradation of Material Properties on the Dynamic Response of Large Space Structures, A Fractographic Study of Damage Mechanisms in Short-Fiber Metal Matrix Composites, Analytical and Numerical Solution of a Time Dependent Thermoviscoplastic Problem in Mechanics, A Finite Element Model for the Thermoelastic Analysis of Large Composite Space Structures, Predicted Dynamic Response of a Composite Beam with Load History Dependent and Spatially Variable Damage.

Descriptors:

• *THERMOMECHANICS
• *STRUCTURAL RESPONSE
• SPACE SYSTEMS
• STRUCTURES

Subject Categories:

• Structural Engineering and Building Technology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE