NASA has funded several major programs (the PSAM Project is an example) to develop Probabilistic Structural Analysis Methods and tools for engineers to apply in the design and assessment of aerospace hardware. A probabilistic finite element design tool, known as NESSUS, is used to determine the reliability of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) aft skirt critical weld. An external bracket modification to the aft skirt provides a comparison basis for examining the details of the probabilistic analysis and its contributions to the design process.
Probabilistic Structural Analysis of the SRB Aft Skirt External Fitting Modification
Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials ; 1999 ; Saint Jouis, MO, United States
1999-01-01
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