Abstract
Recent fast development in lunar exploration exposed a lack of lunar soil simulant (LSS) fit for civil engineering applications. Permanent human presence on the Moon will be associated with significant construction efforts. Adequate technologies and building materials have to be developed and tested prior to setting the actual building site on the Moon. Current LSSs were created for non-civil engineering purposes, thus they are very expensive and available in limited amounts. In the paper, the authors proved that Pilbara Craton soil is a suitable material for the creation of an affordable LSS for civil engineering applications. The main tool of the conducted study was principal component analysis (PCA).
Highlights
After 50 years, since the first human landing on the Moon, the scientific world still struggles to create high-quality lunar soil simulants (LSSs)
Did not affect statistical calculations, which were based on lunar soil chemical data, and they play the role of a visible reference
Soil as a LSS, further testing is required to ensure the similarity between Pilbara Craton soil and lunar soil
Summary
After 50 years, since the first human landing on the Moon, the scientific world still struggles to create high-quality lunar soil simulants (LSSs). In civil engineering research programmes very demanding to LSSs. large volumes of comparison, LSSs, which are destroyed during tests. They require large of LSSs, which lunar are destroyed tests. Is an urgent and growing need for new for LSSs solely civil of engineering with key granulometric and chemical characteristics crucial thefor development the future research programmes. This study is to find characteristics a suitable andcrucial for the development of the future civil engineering industry should be created The aim of this available material for such an application, because future Moon or Mars habitats are envisionedstudy to be is to from find alunar suitable material built and and Martian in available situ resources [17]. Mars habitats are envisioned to be built from lunar and Martian in situ resources [17]
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