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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 323, 2020
10th International Conference of Advanced Models and New Concepts in Concrete and Masonry Structures (AMCM 2020)
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Article Number | 01014 | |
Number of page(s) | 8 | |
Section | Adnanced Models and New Concepts in Concrete Structures | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202032301014 | |
Published online | 05 October 2020 |
Mechanical fracture properties of concrete with lunar aggregate simulant
1 Institute of Physics of Materials, Czech Academy of Sciences, Zizkova 22, Brno 602 00, Czech Republic
2 Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Veveri 331/95 Brno 602 00, Czech Republic
3 Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Heweliusza 4, 10-720 Olsztyn, Poland
4 Faculty of Civil Engineering, Environmental and Geodetic Sciences, Koszalin University of Technology, Śniadeckich 2, 75-453 Koszalin, Poland
* Corresponding author: seitl.s@fce.vutbr.cz, seitl@ipm.cz
From the volumetric point of view, aggregate is the most important ingredient in any kind of concrete. It is impossible to use raw soil instead of aggregate to produce concrete. There are numerous reasons for not using soil for concrete production on Earth, and we should not use lunar soil for concrete production on the Moon for the same reasons. Nevertheless, almost all developed lunar concrete-like composites, such as sulphur or polymeric concretes, are based on raw lunar soil. In the research programme, cement composite based on lunar aggregate simulant was tested. The mechanical fracture properties of the composite were the key point of interest. It was proven that the tested lunar concrete is characterized by stable and uniform properties. The obtained results were compared with the properties of other ordinary cement composites.
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