NASA NTRS · 20130011671
VAB Sway Investigation
Abstract
The Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) was constructed in the mid-1960s to house the Saturn V moon rocket while it was being assembled. Designed to withstand hurricanes and tropical storms, the V AB has a foundation consisting of 30,000 cubic yards of concrete strengthened by 4,225 steel rods driven 160 feet into limestone bedrock. The goal of the VAB Sway Investigation, which began collecting data in April 201 0 and ended in November 2012, was to quantify the displacement or sway of the VAB as a function of wind loading.
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Youngquist, Robert c., Ihlefeld, Curtis M., Lane, John E., Starr, Stanley O.. 2013-01-01. VAB Sway Investigation. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20130011671
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