Experimental measurements of excavation forces in lunar soil test beds

Earth and Space Conference 2008: Proceedings of the 11th Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments

Volumn 323, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Bucek, Michael ^a   Agui, Juan H ^b   Zeng, Xiangwu ^a   Wilkinson, R Allen ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; EARTH (PLANET); EXCAVATORS; LUNAR MISSIONS; SOIL TESTING; SURVEYING;

BEARING FORCES; BEARING TESTS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FORCE ACTUATION; HIGH RESOLUTION; LUNAR SIMULANT; MEASUREMENTS OF; SITU GEOTECHNICAL MEASUREMENTS;

EXCAVATION;

EID: 70349386594     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40988(323)5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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