I am looking for SRB drawings, just trying to figure out how the load is transferred from the booster to the ET attachment point. The SRB just seems like a big casing with the solid fuel in the middle. Therefore, the load must be applied through the casing into the ET attachment point. I wam very interested on how the SRB is structurally built.
helloCool forum! I was wondering how the fuel segments are attached to the wall of the srb sections. I think there is a space between each segment when the srb is assembled.What stops the fuel segment from moving inside the cylindrical housing when it fires?cheersChris
There was a segment shown on Extreme Machines that showed the molding of the propellant for the SRBs years ago. Since each segment is filled one by one, is there a filler to prevent gaps between the propellant molds? Why was the insta-foam added to the lowest segment of each SRB? Earlier flights never had this.
thought I might port this thread to get more ideas & answers.Horizontal assembly of the SRB, might be a better way to go? Any ATK people around? Do you assemble the test boosters horizontally?http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=27613.30
What are these bands that partly wrap around the SRBs? You can see them on the aft side of the right SRB in this photo and partly on the forward side. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/images/large/2011-5359.jpg
How are the SRBs stacked for the tests in Utah? Are the boosters stacked as usual and then laid down or are they assembled in the horizontal?