Numerical and experimental studies of gravity effect on the mechanism of lunar excavations

Journal of Terramechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 115-124

  Bui, Ha H ^a   Kobayashi, Taizo ^b   Fukagawa, Ryoichi ^a   Wells, John C ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL MODELS; GRAVITY CONDITIONS; GRAVITY EFFECTS; LUNAR SOIL SIMULANTS; LUNAR SOILS; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PARABOLIC FLIGHTS; PARTIAL GRAVITIES; REDUCED GRAVITIES; SOIL EXCAVATIONS; SOIL MODELS; SOIL SAMPLES; TOYOURA SANDS; ULTIMATE BEARING CAPACITIES;

EXCAVATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOON; SAILING VESSELS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SOILS; SURVEYING; TRACKING RADAR; WELDS;

BEARING CAPACITY;

EID: 67349155599     PISSN: 00224898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jterra.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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