30th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences

03.2 - Structural Analysis and Design, Structural Dynamics, Aeroelasticity

NEW DESIGN SCENARIO FOR FUTURE COMPOSITE LAUNCHER STRUCTURES

R. Degenhardt, DLR, Germany

The main objective of the finished EU project DESICOS (New Robust DESIgn Guideline for Imperfection Sensitive COmposite Launcher Structures, www.desico.eu ) is the future design scenario for imperfection sensitive CFRP structures. The paper presents main results which comprise extended experimental data bases, improved design methods as well as design guidelines.


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