Fabrication and Testing of Durable Redundant and Fluted-Core Joints for Composite Sandwich Structures

• Published in: NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI). Conference Proceedings
• Main Authors: Lin, Shih-Yung, Splinter, Scott C, Tarkenton, Chris, Paddock, David A, Smeltzer, Stanley S, Ghose, Sayata, Guzman, Juan C, Stukus, Donald J, McCarville, Douglas A
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Hampton NASA/Langley Research Center 06.05.2013
• Subjects: Aircraft industry; Bonded joints; Composite structures; Compression tests; Compressive strength; Damage assessment; Damage detection; Design; Failure modes; Fuel consumption; Impact damage; Impact resistance; Low earth orbits; Moon; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Propagation modes; Sandwich structures; Space exploration; Stress concentration; Tensile tests

The development of durable bonded joint technology for assembling composite structures is an essential component of future space technologies. While NASA is working toward providing an entirely new capability for human space exploration beyond low Earth orbit, the objective of this project is to des...