Building habitats on the Moon : engineering approaches to lunar settlements /: engineering approaches to lunar settlements. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Haym Benaroya.
• Authors: Benaroya, Haym, 1954-
• Contents: Intro; Contents; Acknowledgements; Dedication; About the Author; Preface; 1: Thoughts on the Moon; 1.1 J.F.K. AT RICE UNIVERSITY; 1.2 Edward Teller: Thoughts on a Lunar Base; Reference; 2: Overview and context; 2.1 Why the Moon, and how; Why the Moon, and how â#x80;#x93; addendum; 2.2 Other Thoughts on a Lunar Base; 2.3 The Historical Dimension; 2.4 The Economic Justifications; 2.5 Agreements and Ethics; 2.6 Pioneering Visions; 2.7 Future Histories; 2.8 Interview with David Livingston; Brief Biography; Our Interview; References; 3: The lunar environment; 3.1 Partial gravity. 3.2 Interview With James LoganBrief Biography; Our Interview; 3.3 Radiation; Active and Passive Shielding; 3.4 Regolith; 3.5 Soil mechanics; 3.6 Abrasion; Quotes; References; 4: Structures; 4.1 Classes; Types of structures; Types of applications; Application requirements; Material considerations; Structures and technology drivers; Requirement definitions and evaluations; 4.2 Concepts and Designs; 4.3 Lunar Architecture and Engineering; 4.4 Interview with Marc Cohen; 4.5 Rigid structures; 4.6 Inflatables; Early Concepts; TransHab; Inflatable and Rigidizable. 4.7 Interview with David CadoganReferences; 5: Habitat studies; 5.1 Frameworks; 5.2 Structures and living on the Moon; Human Psychology; Human Physiology; Plants; Quotes; References; 6: Lunar-based astronomy; Quotes; References; 7: Materials and ISRU; 7.1 Interview with Donald Rapp; Brief Biography; Our Interview; 7.2 Lava Tubes; Quotes; References; 8: Structural design of a lunar habitat; 8.1 Habitat Geometry and Loads; 8.2 Habitat Details; 8.3 Habitat Erection and Appearance; References; 9: Thermal design; 9.1 A STATIC ANALYSIS; References. 10: Probability theory and seismic design10.1 A Definition for Probability; 10.2 Random Variables; 10.3 Mathematical Expectation; 10.4 Useful Probability Densities; 10.5 Random Processes; 10.6 Power Spectrum; 10.7 Random Vibration; 10.8 Seismic Activity; 10.9 A Seismic Design; References; 11: Reliability and damage; 11.1 Risk; 11.2 Risk at a Lunar Base; 11.3 Reliability Engineering; 11.4 Failure Types; 11.5 Fatigue Life Prediction; 11.6 Micrometeoroids; 11.7 Concluding Comments; References; 12: Airplanes, redundancy and lunar habitats; 12.1 Aircraft Certification; 12.2 Redundancy. 12.3 Accidents12.4 Regulation and Certification; 12.5 Lessons Learned; 12.6 Lunar Structures; References; 13: Advanced methodologies; 13.1 Dempster-Shafer Theory; 13.2 Performance-Based Engineering; References; 14: Concluding thoughts; Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 629.44/2; Engineering; Lunar bases; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General); Lunar bases; Engineering; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics); Building Construction and Design; Planetology; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; Technology & Engineering -- Construction -- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Astronautics; Building construction & materials; Solar system: the Sun & planets; Astronautics; Astrophysics; Planetology; Technology & Engineering -- Aeronautics & Astronautics; Aerospace & aviation technology; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319682440
• Related ISBNs: 331968244X; 9783319682426; 3319682423
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 19, 2018).
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