Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
Future space structures will have a low mass density and high flexibility, with ground test dynamic behavior differing significantly from that in zero-G orbit. Attention is presently given to the vibration behavior of a beam deformed by its own weight; the results obtained by the differential equations for both the static and dynamic responses of a large, simply supported beam, which are derived and solved analytically, allow ground test experiment measurements to be used for orbital dynamic characteristics verification efforts.
Keywords:
STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
Type:
AIAA Journal (ISSN 0001-1452); 24; 1213-121
Format:
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