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Indigenous lunar construction materials

Content Provider	NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Author	Sture, Stein Rogers, Wayne
Copyright Year	1991
Description	The objectives are the following: to investigate the feasibility of the use of local lunar resources for construction of a lunar base structure; to develop a material processing method and integrate the method with design and construction of a pressurized habitation structure; to estimate specifications of the support equipment necessary for material processing and construction; and to provide parameters for systems models of lunar base constructions, supply, and operations. The topics are presented in viewgraph form and include the following: comparison of various lunar structures; guidelines for material processing methods; cast lunar regolith; examples of cast basalt components; cast regolith process; processing equipment; mechanical properties of cast basalt; material properties and structural design; and future work.
File Size	398982
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930017224
Archival Resource Key	ark:/13960/t7vm95b14
Language	English
Publisher Date	1991-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Structural Design Construction Lunar Resources Lunar Construction Equipment Construction Materials Mechanical Properties Casts Basalt Lunar Bases Regolith Castings Lunar Rocks Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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