Structures & Materials AtNASA Langley Research Center

Mark J. ShuartStructures & Materials CompetencyFebruary 26, 2002

Structures & MaterialsNASA Langley Research Center

Organizational Vision and PurposeOrganizational Vision and Purpose

VisionThe 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

PurposeDevelop and deliver useable research and technology results to meet Agency program objectives and to enable the Agency to develop future aerospace materials and structures

MaterialsMaterialsSynthesisSynthesis& Processing& Processing

Experimental methods,Experimental methods,& laboratory operations& laboratory operations

Aeroelasticity,Aeroelasticity,& unsteady & unsteady aerodynamicsaerodynamics

Structural dynamics,Structural dynamics,& Impact dynamics& Impact dynamics

Structural concepts, Structural concepts, behavior, durability, behavior, durability, & damage tolerance& damage tolerance

Nondestructive Nondestructive EvaluationEvaluation

Analytical and Analytical and computational methodscomputational methods

Areas of ExpertiseAreas of ExpertiseFrom materials synthesis to full-scale structural validationFrom materials synthesis to full-scale structural validation

Structures & MaterialsNASA Langley Research Center

Areas of ExpertiseAreas 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 evaluates concepts, quantifies behavior, durability, and damage tolerance, and validates performance 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.

Structures & MaterialsNASA Langley Research Center

Areas of Expertise (cont.)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 equipment safely.

AoE 8. Lead, manage, and provide administrative support to the organization, facilities, and programs.

Structures & MaterialsNASA Langley Research Center

Structures & Materials Facilities and LabsStructures & 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 $372MCurrent replacement value of approximately $372M