January 5, 2013

Chapter 3 Outline

Chapter three of the nuclear spacecraft textbook will focus on structural issues.  Unlike chapters one and two, which provided basic principles in a fairly general fashion, chapter three will build towards a final goal.  Relevant structural concepts will be addressed within the context of a nuclear space vehicle.  The focus will be in explaining how an optimal configuration can be arrived at and developing a general solution for that design.  Physical principles will be explained towards that end.



Chapter 3: Structural Concerns

Radiation Protection

Space Radiation Environment

Radiation Shielding

Mass Shielding

Geometric Shielding

Mechanics of Materials

Elasticity

Stress

Strain

Bending

Buckling

Nuclear Spacecraft Structure

Static Loads

Dynamic Loads

Trusses

Total Mass

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