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Imperfection sensitivity of optimum structural designs for a Mars entry capsule / Gerald A. Cohen.

This report investigates an analytical evaluation of buckling modes of shell configurations to determine imperfection sensitivity of optimum structural designs for Mars entry capsule.

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Main Author:	Cohen, Gerald A.
Corporate Authors:	Philco-Ford Corporation, Langley Research Center, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Springfield, Va. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; For sale by the National Technical Information Service [distributor], 1971.
Series:	NASA contractor report ; NASA CR-1800.
Subjects:	Conical shells. Mars probes. Buckling. Space capsules. Structural design. Graphs (charts) Loading moments.

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Summary:	This report investigates an analytical evaluation of buckling modes of shell configurations to determine imperfection sensitivity of optimum structural designs for Mars entry capsule.
Item Description:	Cover title. "June 1971."
Physical Description:	v, 27 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 11-12)
Funding Information Note:	Performed by Philco-Ford Corporation, Newport Beach, Calif. for Langley Research Center