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Truss Slip Joint
- Source :
- NASA Tech Briefs. 17(6)
- Publication Year :
- 1993
- Publisher :
- United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1993.
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Abstract
- Truss slip joint has few parts, strong, and assembled and disassembled easily. Designed to carry axial loads as large as 100,000 lb and to accommodate slight initial axial-displacement and angular misalignments. Joint assembled or disassembled by astronaut in space suit or, on Earth, by technician in heavy protective clothing; simple enough to be operable by robot. Modified to accommodate welding.
- Subjects :
- Fabrication Technology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0145319X
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- NASA Technical Reports
- Journal :
- NASA Tech Briefs
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsnas.19930000342
- Document Type :
- Report