MSFC-RQMT-3479, MULTIPROGRAM/PROJECT COMMON-USE DOCUMENT: FRACTURE CONTROL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPOSITE AND BONDED VEHICLE AND PAYLOAD STRUCTURES (29 JUN 2006)

MSFC-RQMT-3479, MULTIPROGRAM/PROJECT COMMON-USE DOCUMENT: FRACTURE CONTROL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPOSITE AND BONDED VEHICLE AND PAYLOAD STRUCTURES (29 JUN 2006)., This document provides the fracture control requirements for composite and bonded structures used in the construction of MSFC manned vehicle and payload hardware. The scope includes manned launch, retrieval, transfer, and landing vehicles, space habitats, and payloads or experiments that are launched, retrieved, stored, or operated during any portion of a manned spaceflight mission. Fiber reinforced polymer matrix composites, sandwich construction (bonded metallic and nonmetallic), and bonds between metallic or composite parts fall within the scope of this document. Metal and ceramic matrix structures, foam, flexible inflatable structures, liquid-fueled rocket engines, and solid propellants are specifically excluded. Also, fracture control of metallic parts/structures are not specifically covered by this document, but where metallics are used in conjunction with composites or bonds, all the provisions of this document shall be met.