The energy dissipation capacity of bolted joints with viscoelastic layers in a spacecraft structure was investigated. Initially, a linear spring dashpot model was used to represent the bolts in a satellite structure. A relationship was developed between the model parameters (stiffness and damping coefficient) and the viscoelastic material and geometric properties (shear modulus, loss factor, operating area, and thickness) of the actual bolted joint. This model was then developed into the non-linear domain. Experiments on bolted joints with viscoelastic layers were carried out to provide information for the non-linear joint model. These models were incorporated into a simple spacecraft model to investigate the effect on the spacecraft response. Based on these numerical analysis, it was found that the joints can dissipate much energy and the response of the spacecraft structure to vibrations during launch can be decreased significantly.
Energy dissipation in spacecraft structures incorporating bolted joints with viscoelastic layers
2008-02-01
11 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Energy dissipation in spacecraft structures incorporating bolted joints with viscoelastic layers
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