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Wheel sinkage test | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

Wheel sinkage test

sinkage measurement linked to Experiment, with source literature and related extracted records kept visible.

95%

Confidence

1

Literature sources

1

Linked simulants

4

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

sinkage measurement

Application

Experiment

Primary source

Studies on the sinkages of rigid plain wheels and lugged wheels on TRI-1 lunar soil simulant

Review state

needs review

Linked simulants

TRI-1lunar soil simulantNeeds review

Related properties

Nutrient availabilitymeasured from leachate, extractable nutrients, pH, or soluble salts70%Sinkage2.08 mm (load 20 N)100%gravity effect1/6th of Earth's gravity95%wheel load5.32 kg (small wheel)95%

Evidence snippets

The total sinkage was also measured for three trials and averaged for each case.

Source literature

Main reference: Studies on the sinkages of rigid plain wheels and lugged wheels on TRI-1 lunar soil simulant

S. Jayalekshmi, P. G. Kumar | 2019 | Journal of Terramechanics

DOI 10.1016/j.jterra.2018.12.002

Extraction state

95%

1 source

Needs review

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