Lunar and Martian Resource Utilization: Cement and Concrete

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Jan 1998

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998uisr.work...12l&link_type=abstract

Workshop on Using In Situ resources for Construction of Planetary Outposts, p. 12

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Concretes, Construction, Mars Surface, Cements, Lunar Surface, Lunar Bases, Mars Bases, Heat Shielding, Basalt, Regolith

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Concrete is used in massive amounts on Earth for the construction of buildings, foundations, roadways, pipes, and specialty uses. Its use on the Moon and Mars has to take into consideration the availability of the natural materials as well as the environment in which it is cast and cured. It has not been considered ideal for planetary surface construction because it requires water, which has been assumed to be in short supply, and because special processes would have to be used in the very low atmospheric pressure environment of the Moon and Mars. However, the authors have conducted a cement/ concrete research program using simulated lunar and martian materials over a period of several years. Funding has come from governmental agencies in the United States, Japan, Indonesia, and Taiwan. NASA has considered various approaches to building outposts on other planets. Concepts that establish habitation for several crew members, power supplies, and processing plants to produce propellant from indigenous sources have been considered. The availability of construction materials from indigenous sources can enable the construction of shelters for habitats and unpressurized storage areas, as well as radiation, meteoroid, and thermal shielding without the importation of large masses of materials from the Earth. Concrete is a versatile material that can be derived entirely from the natural resources of the planet's surfaces.

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