Building Habitats On The Moon: Engineering Approaches To Lunar Settlements (springer Praxis Books)
by Haym Benaroya /
2018 / English / PDF
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Designing a habitat for the lunar surface? You will need
to know more than structural engineering. There are the
effects of meteoroids, radiation, and low gravity. Then
there are the psychological and psychosocial aspects of
living in close quarters, in a dangerous environment, far
away from home. All these must be considered when the
habitat is sized, materials specified, and
structure designed.
Designing a habitat for the lunar surface? You will need
to know more than structural engineering. There are the
effects of meteoroids, radiation, and low gravity. Then
there are the psychological and psychosocial aspects of
living in close quarters, in a dangerous environment, far
away from home. All these must be considered when the
habitat is sized, materials specified, and
structure designed.
This book provides an overview of various concepts for lunar
habitats and structural designs and characterizes the lunar
environment - the technical and the nontechnical. The
designs take into consideration psychological comfort,
structural strength against seismic and thermal activity, as
well as internal pressurization and 1/6 g. Also discussed
are micrometeoroid modeling, risk and redundancy as well as
probability and reliability, with an introduction to
analytical tools that can be useful in modeling
uncertainties.
This book provides an overview of various concepts for lunar
habitats and structural designs and characterizes the lunar
environment - the technical and the nontechnical. The
designs take into consideration psychological comfort,
structural strength against seismic and thermal activity, as
well as internal pressurization and 1/6 g. Also discussed
are micrometeoroid modeling, risk and redundancy as well as
probability and reliability, with an introduction to
analytical tools that can be useful in modeling
uncertainties.
