Actions for Vertical regolith shield wall construction for lunar base applications

Email RIS file
Bookmark
Report an Issue

Vertical regolith shield wall construction for lunar base applications

Author
Wernick, Jane
Published
Sep 1, 1992.
Physical Description
1 electronic document
Additional Creators
Nixon, David, 1947- and Kaplicky, Jan
Online Version

Availability

I Want It
I Want It

Finding items...

Restrictions on Access
Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available.
Free-to-read Unrestricted online access
Summary
Lunar bases located on the lunar surface will require permanent protection from radiation and launch ejecta. This paper outlines a method of providing physical protection using lunar regolith that is constructed in situ as a modular vertical wall using specially devised methods of containment and construction. Deployable compartments, reinforced with corner struts, are elevated and filled by a moving gantry. The compartments interlock to form a stable wall. Different wall heights, thicknesses, and plan configurations are achieved by varying the geometry of the individual compartments, which are made from woven carbon fibers. Conventional terrestrial structural engineering techniques can be modified and used to establish the structural integrity and performance of the wall assembly.
Other Subject(s)
Collection
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
Note
Document ID: 19930008257.
Accession ID: 93N17446.
NASA. Johnson Space Center, The Second Conference on Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century, Volume 1; p 275-279.
Terms of Use and Reproduction
No Copyright.
View MARC record | catkey: 15672698