Manufacture of polymeric concrete on the Moon
- Title
- Manufacture of polymeric concrete on the Moon
- Author
- 이태식
- Keywords
- Lunar concrete; Polymer; Moon; Payload
- Issue Date
- 2015-09
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Citation
- ACTA ASTRONAUTICA, v. 114, Page. 60-64
- Abstract
- The present study concerns a development of lunar concrete using a thermoplastic polymer in constructing outpost on the Moon, assuming that a given quantity of polymer has to import from the Earth. A mixture of 10% polymer and 90% lunar soil by mass was cast in a 50 mm cubic mold, followed by being preheated in the vacuum chamber at ˂0.1 Torr to mimic the highest temperature on the equator, and then further heat was provided to the mix with a heat plate at 230 C. Substantially, the strength of the lunar concrete was gained about 12.6-12.9 MPa within 5 h, as being strong enough to construct an infrastructure on the Moon, encompassing habitat, landing/launching pad and facilities. Considering the maximum payload in a lander, about 100 t of lunar concrete could be produced by a single landing on the Moon. (C) 2015 IAA. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- URI
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094576515001496http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11754/35887
- ISSN
- 0094-5765; 1879-2030
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.actaastro.2015.04.004
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- COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES[E](공학대학) > CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING(건설환경공학과) > Articles
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