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Bearing capacity equation for lunar gravity

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Measurement type

theoretical calculation

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Experiment

Primary source

Simulating lunar highlands regolith profiles on Earth to inform infrastructure development and ISRU activities on the Moon

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needs review

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LHS-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review LMS-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review LHS-1EtestedNeeds review GRC-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

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Bulk density0.99 g/cm³100%Tapped density1.18 g/cm³100%cohesion1.07100%Bearing capacityEstimated using CPT100%Shear strengthmeasured by direct shear or shear-box testing100%

Evidence snippets

We calculated theoretical q values for lunar gravity using the bearing capacity equation as it relates to wedge penetration (Equation (3); also see Refs. [15,34 ]).