Meaning of lunarcrete | Babel Free

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A hypothetical concrete-like material, made from lunar matter, that could be used to build a colony on the Moon.

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“Researcher Larry Beyer of the University of Pittsburgh says a lunarcrete project would begin⟳ with the shipment of two molds and a work⟳ crew from Earth. First, the workers would bolt together an inner mold. It would be pressure tight and would serve⟳ as their temporary quarters. Then they'd erect an outer mold with a six-foot gap from the inner mold.”

“Lunarcrete or mooncrete could be made from lunar regolith, water and cement with the cement manufactured from lunar rock with a high calcium content.”

“One method is to combine⟳ regolith with a bonding agent to create⟳ lunar concrete (aka. "lunarcrete"), which can be printed out to build⟳ structures. In terms of benefits, lunarcrete requires less energy to produce⟳ than other building materials, is unaffected by extreme variations in temperature, absorbs harmful radiation, and is unaffected by prolonged exposure to vacuum.”

“This paper provides a fundamental basis for future research⟳ on confinement and strengthening for future coarse aggregate-free concretes, such as lunarcrete and 3D-printed concrete.”

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