Geotechnical Properties of JSC-1A Lunar Soil Simulant
Publication: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 23, Issue 2
Abstract
For the success of planned missions to the moon in the near future, it is essential to have a thorough understanding of the geotechnical behavior of lunar soil. However, only a limited amount of information is available about geotechnical properties of lunar soils. In addition, the amount of lunar soils brought back to Earth is small. To help the development of new regolith moving machines and vehicles that will be used in future missions, a new lunar soil similant JSC-1A has been developed. A group of conventional geotechnical laboratory tests was conducted to characterize the geotechnical properties of the simulant, such as particle size distribution, maximum and minimum bulk densities, compaction characteristics, shear strength parameters, and compressibility.
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Acknowledgments
The work reported here was carried out with support from NASA Grant Nos. UNSPECIFIEDNNX07A078G and UNSPECIFIEDNNX07AM35A. The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the writers and do not represent the official policies of the funding agency.
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Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 23 • Issue 2 • April 2010
Pages: 111 - 116
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Received: Sep 19, 2008
Accepted: May 5, 2009
Published online: May 6, 2009
Published in print: Apr 2010
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