NASA – Aircraft and Spacecraft Structures Analysis Handbooks

Here is another timeless resource for you. When you see how solutions were produced before numerical methods such as the Finite Element Method (FEM) were available, you will be surprised and even realize that using FEM (SEM) correctly is not so easy. Why? The reason is in these handbooks and our subsequent posts…
NTRS Link 19760071125
Title: Astronautic Structures Manual, Volume 1
NTRS Full-Text: İndir
NASA Center: Marshall Space Flight Center
Publication Date: August 01, 1975
Document ID: 19760071125
Report/Patent Number: NASA-TM-X-73305
Document Type: Technical Report
Distribution Limits: Unclassified; Publicly available; Unlimited
Rights: No Copyright
Date Acquired: December 12, 1995
NTRS Link 19760071127
Title: Astronautic Structures Manual, Volume 3
NTRS Full-Text: İndir
NASA Center: Marshall Space Flight Center; NASA Headquarters
Publication Date: August 01, 1975
Document ID: 19760071127
Report/Patent Number: NASA-TM-X-73307, NASA-TM-X-60041, NASA-TM-X-60042
Document Type: Technical Report
Abstract: This document (Volumes 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. 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 Volumes I and II, NASA TM X-60041 and NASA TM X-60042, respectively.
Distribution Limits: Unclassified; Publicly available; Unlimited
Rights: No Copyright
Date Acquired: December 12, 1995
NTRS Link 19760071126
Title: Astronautic Structures Manual, Volume 2
NTRS Full-Text: İndir
NASA Center: Marshall Space Flight Center
Publication Date: August 01, 1975
Document ID: 19760071126
Report/Patent Number: NASA-TM-X-73306, NASA-TM-X-60041, NASA-TM-X-60042
Document Type: Technical Report
Distribution Limits: Unclassified; Publicly available; Unlimited
Rights: No Copyright
Date Acquired: December 12, 1995