Cast Earth Basalt Parameters (processed)

Processed cast basalt
Processed cast basalt (Tensky International Co., Ltd) (www.tensky.com.tw/3-9.htm)

We need a firm understanding of Earth basalt before we can move on to Lunar basalt. Why? Because we have a lot more experience with Earth basalt. Knowing how cast Earth basalt performs will help us evaluate cast Lunar basalt. This page is a work in progress. I’ll be adding to it as we go. Please let me know if you have any comments or suggestions on how to make this project better. And, as always, please email me the results of your research so I can post it on this page.

Also, this project will stay open and active as long as there are parameters we don’t have values for. In the future the SPORE project is going to need this research done. At that point I’ll focus my research on finishing this sub-project. Hopefully Lunar Homestead Crew Members will have already done the bulk of the work by then.

How to work on this project

  1. Check out the LH Research Manual for help.
  2. Conduct Internet searches for specific topics (i.e. basalt density).
    1. Use a variety of search engines (not just Google). You’ll probably get different results.
  3. Create a document to hold all the data and resources you’ve found.
    1. Feel free to add new parameters as you find (or think of) them.
  4. Copy the data to your document if your data is different from the data on this page.
    1. Be sure to also include a link or some other way for others to get to your source (title, authors, and date at a minimum).
    2. Be sure to connect  the data to the source. The best way is to number your sources and put the corresponding number after each data entry. I also like to put the page number(s) of the document where I found the data. That way the next person doesn’t have to search the whole document.
  5. Your Internet searches will lead you to scientific literature. Go to step 4 if you can access it online.
  6. Many scientific documents are, unfortunately, behind paywalls. Please include the name of the paper, it’s authors, and date of publication (at a minimum) in the Other Sources section. Someone with access to these sites might be able to pull the information out.
  7. You can check your local, or university, library for scientific literature if you’re feeling adventurous. Please remember to cite your source with the title, authors, date, and page number you found the data.
  8. Email your document to ben@lunarhomestead.com when you are done. Or whenever you want actually. I’ll add your data to this document.
  9. Thanks! It may not seem like much but you are helping make Lunar settlement a reality.

Data

Chemical composition

  •  

Chemical structure

  •  

Phase temperatures

  •  

Density

  •  

Lunar weight

  •  

Gas permeability

  •  

Thermal insulation

  •  

Acoustic insulation

  •  

Radiation protection

  •  

Impact protection

  •  

Electrostatic protection

  •  

Conductivity

  •  

Abrasion resistance (especially vs Lunar regolith)

  •  

Resistance to vacuum

  •  

Reactivity to O2/N2/H20/Co2

  •  

Chemical resistance

  •  

Off -gassing (toxins in habitat)

  •  

Seismic resistance

  •  

How thick to contain 1 LHSA

  •  

Aesthetics – Look, feel, smell, color

  •  

Structural engineering parameters (to be determined)

  •  

Repairs/maintenance

  •  

Casting procedures

  •  

Resources

Cited sources

  •  

Other sources

Cast basalt products

  •  

Cast basalt companies

  •  

Cast basalt sources

Contributing researchers

  •  
Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *