NASA NTRS · 19930008049
Shock-treated Lunar Soil Simulant: Preliminary Assessment as a Construction Material
Abstract
In an effort to examine the feasibility of applying dynamic compaction techniques to fabricate construction materials from lunar regolith, preliminary explosive shock-loading experiments on lunar soil simulants were carried out. Analysis of our shock-treated samples suggests that binding additives, such as metallic aluminum powder, may provide the necessary characteristics to fabricate a strong and durable building material (lunar adobe) that takes advantage of a cheap base material available in abundance: lunar regolith.
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Boslough, Mark B., Bernold, Leonhard E., Horie, Yasuyuki. 1992-01-01. Shock-treated Lunar Soil Simulant: Preliminary Assessment as a Construction Material. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19930008049
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