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Structures & Materials At NASA Langley Research Center

Structures & Materials At NASA Langley Research Center. Mark J. Shuart Structures & Materials Competency February 26, 2002. Vision

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Structures & Materials At NASA Langley Research Center

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  1. Structures & Materials At NASA Langley Research Center Mark J. Shuart Structures & Materials Competency February 26, 2002

  2. Vision The revolutionary materials and structures technologies developed at NASA Langley Research Center meet the needs of the Aerospace Community and benefit the quality of life on Earth Organizational Vision and Purpose Purpose Develop and deliver useable research and technology results to meet Agency program objectives and to enable the Agency to develop future aerospace materials and structures

  3. Areas of ExpertiseFrom materials synthesis to full-scale structural validation Structural concepts, behavior, durability, & damage tolerance Materials Synthesis & Processing Analytical and computational methods Nondestructive Evaluation Aeroelasticity, & unsteady aerodynamics Structural dynamics, & Impact dynamics Experimental methods, & laboratory operations

  4. Areas of Expertise AoE 1. Research and technology development for advanced materials synthesis and processing to enable the fabrication of efficient, high-performance concepts for aerospace applications. AoE 2. Research and technology development of efficient, physics-based analytical and computational methods to enable multidisciplinary design and analysis of advanced materials and structures for aerospace applications. AoE 3. Research and technology development that evaluatesconcepts,quantifiesbehavior, durability, and damage tolerance, and validatesperformance of advanced materials and structures for aerospace applications. AoE 4. Research and technology development for advanced nondestructive evaluation and health monitoring sensors as intelligent systems to ensure structural integrity, configuration control, reliability, and safety for aerospace applications.

  5. Areas of Expertise (cont.) AoE 5. Research and technology development to quantify and control impact dynamics, ground operations, and structural dynamics of aerospace systems. AoE 6. Research and technology development to obtain a fundamental understanding and to quantify and control complex unsteady aerodynamics and aeroelastic phenomena experienced by aerospace vehicles. AoE 7. Innovative structures and materials experimentation to identify unique phenomena, interrogate new theories, and quantify material and structural behavior using complex research facilities and equipmentsafely. AoE 8. Lead, manage, and provide administrative support to the organization, facilities, and programs.

  6. Structures & Materials Facilities and Labs • Transonic Dynamics Tunnel • Aircraft Landing Dynamics Facility • Impact Dynamics Research Facility • Combined Loads Test System Facility • Composite and Polymers Laboratory • Light Alloy Laboratory • Materials Research Laboratory • Structures & Materials Laboratory • Thermal Structures Laboratory • Structural Dynamics Laboratory • Nondestructive Evaluation Laboratory • Immersive Design and Simulation Laboratory Current replacement value of approximately $372M

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