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Understanding The Pressure-Sinkage Relationship For Simulated Lunar Regolith And Implications On Bearing Capacity And Trafficability, Catherine A. Millwater
Understanding The Pressure-Sinkage Relationship For Simulated Lunar Regolith And Implications On Bearing Capacity And Trafficability, Catherine A. Millwater
Honors Undergraduate Theses
The intent of this thesis is to explore the pressure-sinkage relationship for simulated lunar regolith (simulant). The simulants used in this experiment emulate the lunar highlands (LHS-1) and the lunar mare (LMS-1). The ultimate ability of a terrain or regolith to support a load without shear failure is vital to the planning and construction of permanent infrastructure. This relationship can be measured by applying a normal load to the regolith until shear failure, from which allowable and ultimate bearing capacity can be deduced. An understanding of the pressure-sinkage of lighter loads on the higher ‘fluffy' layer of regolith is of …