Isogrid is a type of partially hollowed-out structure formed usually from a single metal plate (or face sheet) with triangular integral stiffening ribs...

Starliner pressure vessel at the former Orbiter Processing Facility, showing its isogrid construction (October 2011)...

Exposition 1896 Tensile and membrane structures Stretched grid method Isogrid Thin-shell structure Ian Volner (5 October 2011). "Dissecting Diagrid"...

kilograms (2,606 lb), it has 3.2 meter diameter and 8.3 meter height. It has Isogrid construction and is made out of 7075 aluminum alloy with a 3 mm thick steel...

be transported safely without pressurization (like the heavier Delta II isogrid design) but gains additional strength when pressurized for flight (like...

composite fairing was standard on the Delta IV Heavy, with an aluminum isogrid fairing also available. The aluminum trisector (three-part) fairing was...

stage separation. The two first-stage tanks were constructed from aluminum isogrid panels, providing high strength at a lower mass. Nitrogen gas was used...

steel monocoque pressure stabilized "balloon" construction. The tanks are isogrid aluminum and are structurally stable when unpressurized. Accommodation...

properties. Also, aperiodic tiling lattice structures may be used instead of isogrid or honeycomb patterns. None of these seem to have been put to use in practice...

or 86 ft Mass: 11,000, 12,000, 13,000, or 14,000 lb Design: 3 sections, isogrid structure, Aluminum Maximum Takeoff Weight: Approximately 2.2 million pounds...