Determination of the elasticity of parachute materials under dynamic loading conditions
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Salisbury State Univ., MD (United States). Henson School of Science and Technology
In the design of parachute systems it is important to use material properties that have been acquired under representative strain rates expected in flight. Without such data the designer is potentially forced to incorporate unrealistic safety margins resulting in a heavier and costlier than required design. Laboratory test data has generally been limited to that which can be acquired at quasi-steady strain rates. This paper investigates a technique, which takes advantage of advances in solid state electronics in the past ten years, to achieve an economical means of acquiring material properties under dynamic strain conditions. Data obtained with this technique is compared to standard test data for representative parachute materials.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 532547
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-96-2341C; CONF-9705150-1; ON: DE97006838; BR: DP010202100; TRN: AHC29721%%97
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 14. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) aerodynamic decelerator systems technology conference, San Francisco, CA (United States), 1 May 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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