2 papers
physics.app-ph2023
Synthetic space bricks from lunar and martian regolith via sintering
Nitin Gupta, Vineet Dawara, Aloke Kumar +1
The prospect of establishing extra-terrestrial habitats using in situ resource utilization (ISRU) constitutes a long-term goal of multiple space agencies around the world. In this…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2022
Porosity governs failure in bioconsolidated space bricks
Vineet Dawara, Nitin Gupta, Arjun Dey +2
Understanding the mechanical response and failure of consolidated extra-terrestrial soils requires analyses of the interactions between propagating cracks the material's inherent p…