Overview
- Lays out a feasible timeline for creating habitable structures on the Moon
- Examines the engineering requirements needed to create sustainable bases while also addressing the economic aspects of space exploration
- Written by Dr. Benaroya, whose Springer/Praxis book From Dust to Gold: Building a Future on the Moon and Mars won the 2012 Best Engineering Science Book from the International Academy of Astronautics
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Space Exploration (SPACEE)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book provides an overview of various concepts for lunar habitats and structural designs and characterizes the lunar environment - the technical and the nontechnical. The designs take into consideration psychological comfort, structural strength against seismic and thermal activity, as well as internal pressurization and 1/6 g. Also discussed are micrometeoroid modeling, risk and redundancy as well as probability and reliability, with an introduction to analytical tools that can be useful in modeling uncertainties.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Benaroya earned his B.E. degree from The Cooper Union in New York, and his MS and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Rutgers University in 1989, he was a senior research engineer at Weidlinger Associates in New York for eight years with responsibilities for a number of defense-related studies. He is the author of over 70 refereed journal publications, two text books - one in Vibration and the other in Probabilistic Modeling - and two research monographs with two former PhD students on structural dynamics in the ocean. His book From Dust to Gold: Building a Future on the Moon and Mars(Springer Praxis) was designated the 2012 Best Engineering Sciences Book by the International Academy of Astronautics.
Dr. Benaroya is an elected member of the International Academy of Astronautics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Building Habitats on the Moon
Book Subtitle: Engineering Approaches to Lunar Settlements
Authors: Haym Benaroya
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68244-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-68242-6Published: 22 January 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-68244-0Published: 11 January 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 314
Number of Illustrations: 72 b/w illustrations, 49 illustrations in colour
Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Building Construction and Design, Planetology
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