Author: National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2018-09-19

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9781723824951

This report summarizes the design, analysis, manufacture, and test of a subscale, low-profile composite aerospace dome under internal pressure. A low-profile dome has a radius-to-height ratio greater than the square root of two. This effort demonstrated that a low-profile composite dome with a radius-to-height ratio of three was a feasible design and could adequately withstand the varying stress states resulting from internal pressurization. Test data for strain and displacement versus pressure are provided to validate the design.Ahmed, R.Marshall Space Flight CenterDESIGN ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE TESTS; DOMES (STRUCTURAL FORMS); DISPLACEMENT; RADII; INTERNAL PRESSURE; PRESSURE VESSELS