Title:
Lunar Concrete Update
Author(s):
T. D. Lin and Nan Su
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
13
Issue:
11
Appears on pages(s):
73-76
Keywords:
concrete construction; lunar bases; lunar structures; temperature; structural design; tests; General
DOI:
Date:
11/1/1991
Abstract:
NASA provided Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc. with lunar soil samples in 1986 and funds in subsequent years to experimentally investigate the feasibility of using concrete for lunar construction. The test programs include studies on the physical properties of concrete made with lunar soil, lunar cement production, preliminary designs of concrete lunar habitats, and the effects of lunar temperatures upon concrete.