Impact Characterization of Earth Entry Vehicle for Terminal Landing (on Soil)

In order to more accurately predict loads subjected to the EEV (Earth Entry Vehicle) upon impact with a variety of materials, finite element simulations of soil/EEV impact were created using the program LS-DYNA. Various modeling techniques were analyzed for accuracy through comparison with physical...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shorts, Daniel Calvert
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/87727