Physical and Environmental Effects on the Energy Dissipating Characteristics of Balsa Wood Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Knoell, A. C., author.

Conference Name:

National Aeronautic and Space Engineering and Manufacturing Meeting (1966-10-03 : Los Angeles, California, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1966

Summary:

This paper presents the results of a developmental program designed to determine physical and environmental effects on the response of balsa wood as an energy dissipator. Specifically, the effects of moisture content, density, temperature, and pressure on the energy dissipating characteristics of balsa wood are presented. It is shown that the response of balsa wood is critically dependent on physical and environmental conditions, and that the energy dissipating capacity of the material increases significantly under certain combinations of these conditions

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Publisher Number:

660657

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