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Lunar Lava Tube Stability | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

Lunar Lava Tube Stability

Structural Engineering linked to Experiment, with source literature and related extracted records kept visible.

69%

Confidence

1

Literature sources

2

Linked simulants

28

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

Structural Engineering

Application

Experiment

Primary source

A review towards the design of extraterrestrial structures: From regolith to human outposts

Review state

needs review

Linked simulants

JSC-1Asubject_of_studyNeeds review JSC-1mentionedNeeds review

Related properties

Thermal propertiesUsed in studies to mimic the properties of actual lunar regolith for testing and development of additive manufacturing techniques in space environments.100%cohesion1.07100%File TypeSVG95%Mechanical propertiesReliability and applicability in extreme extraterrestrial environment100%Tensile strengthtested100%

Evidence snippets

GEOMETRYSTRUCTURALSTABILITYLUNARLAVATUBES

Source literature

Main reference: A review towards the design of extraterrestrial structures: From regolith to human outposts

N. Kalapodis, G. Kampas, O.-J. Ktenidou | 2020 | Acta Astronautica

DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.05.038

Extraction state

69%

1 source

Needs review

Back to experiments

Internal friction angleLarger than terrestrial soil100%

mineralogical compositionanalyzed via X-ray diffraction (XRD)100%

Lunar Regolith 3D PrintingSimulates the use of lunar regolith as a building material for constructing habitats and infrastructure on the Moon.86%