Compressed regolith - Revision history

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Michel Lamontagne at 19:23, 11 December 2020

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Michel Lamontagne at 19:21, 11 December 2020

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Michel Lamontagne at 19:17, 11 December 2020

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Michel Lamontagne at 17:01, 5 August 2019

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 Compressed regolith will be in competition with [[Brick|bricks]] and [[concrete]] as a building material.
-Recent tests with Martian regolith simulants have shown encouraging results for the use of compressed regolith to produce blocks<ref>Chow, B. J., Chen, T., Zhong, Y., & Qiao, Y. (2017). Direct formation of structural components using a martian soil simulant. ''Scientific reports'', ''7''(1), 1-8.</ref>.  Strengths between 30 and 50 MPa were reached, that are comparable with the 5 to 50 MPa range for regular [[concrete]].
+Recent tests with Martian regolith simulants have shown encouraging results for the use of compressed regolith to produce blocks<ref>Chow, B. J., Chen, T., Zhong, Y., & Qiao, Y. (2017). Direct formation of structural components using a martian soil simulant. ''Scientific reports'', ''7''(1), 1-8.</ref>.  Strengths between 30 and 50 MPa were reached, that are comparable with the 5 to 50 MPa range for regular [[concrete]].  The binder was found to be Nano sized iron oxide particles, while the main fill was basalt.
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 Compressed regolith will be in competition with [[Brick|bricks]] and [[concrete]] as a building material.
-Recent tests with Martian regolith simulants have shown encouraging results for the use of compressed regolith to produce blocks<ref>Chow, B. J., Chen, T., Zhong, Y., & Qiao, Y. (2017). Direct formation of structural components using a martian soil simulant. ''Scientific reports'', ''7''(1), 1-8.</ref>.  Strengths between 30 and 50 MPa were reached, that can be favorably compared to xx MPa for regular [[concrete]].
+Recent tests with Martian regolith simulants have shown encouraging results for the use of compressed regolith to produce blocks<ref>Chow, B. J., Chen, T., Zhong, Y., & Qiao, Y. (2017). Direct formation of structural components using a martian soil simulant. ''Scientific reports'', ''7''(1), 1-8.</ref>.  Strengths between 30 and 50 MPa were reached, that are comparable with the 5 to 50 MPa range for regular [[concrete]].
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 Compressed regolith will be in competition with [[Brick|bricks]] and [[concrete]] as a building material.
-Recent tests with Martian regolith simulants have shown encouraging results for the use of compressed regolith to produce blocks<ref>Chow, B. J., Chen, T., Zhong, Y., & Qiao, Y. (2017). Direct formation of structural components using a martian soil simulant. ''Scientific reports'', ''7''(1), 1-8.</ref>.  Strengths between 30 and 50 MPa were reached, that can be favorably compared to xx MPa for regular concrete.
+Recent tests with Martian regolith simulants have shown encouraging results for the use of compressed regolith to produce blocks<ref>Chow, B. J., Chen, T., Zhong, Y., & Qiao, Y. (2017). Direct formation of structural components using a martian soil simulant. ''Scientific reports'', ''7''(1), 1-8.</ref>.  Strengths between 30 and 50 MPa were reached, that can be favorably compared to xx MPa for regular [[concrete]].
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 Compressed regolith will be in competition with [[Brick|bricks]] and [[concrete]] as a building material.
-Recent tests with Martian regolith simulants have shown encouraging results for the use of compressed regolith to produce blocks<ref>Chow, B. J., Chen, T., Zhong, Y., & Qiao, Y. (2017). Direct formation of structural components using a martian soil simulant. ''Scientific reports'', ''7''(1), 1-8.</ref>.
+Recent tests with Martian regolith simulants have shown encouraging results for the use of compressed regolith to produce blocks<ref>Chow, B. J., Chen, T., Zhong, Y., & Qiao, Y. (2017). Direct formation of structural components using a martian soil simulant. ''Scientific reports'', ''7''(1), 1-8.</ref>.  Strengths between 30 and 50 MPa were reached, that can be favorably compared to xx MPa for regular concrete.
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 Compressed regolith will be in competition with [[Brick|bricks]] and [[concrete]] as a building material.
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 Compressed regolith is one of the construction materials that may be available on Mars from [[In-situ resource utilization|in situ resources]].
-Compressed Earth Blocks are a cheap building material that is seeing some interest on Earth.  Compressed regolith on Mars, including iron oxide in the mix, might be stronger than its counterpart on Earth().  The exact performance will not be known until the material can be tested [[In-situ resource utilization|in-situ]].  There are standards for the production of compressed Earth blocks, in particular on water resistance of the material<ref>ASTM D1633 - 17 Standard Test Methods for Compressive Strength of Molded Soil-Cement Cylinders</ref>.
+Compressed Earth Blocks are a cheap building material that is seeing some interest on Earth.  Compressed regolith on Mars, including iron oxide in the mix, might be stronger than its counterpart on Earth().  The exact performance will not be known until the material can be tested [[In-situ resource utilization|in-situ]].  There are standards for the production of compressed Earth blocks, in particular on water resistance of the material<ref>ASTM D1633 - 17 Standard Test Methods for Compressive Strength of Molded Soil-Cement Cylinders</ref>.  The material is mainly viewed as a low cost construction material for developing countries.
 Compressed regolith will be in competition with [[Brick|bricks]] and [[concrete]] as a building material.
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	Compressed Earth Blocks are a cheap building material that is seeing some interest on Earth. Compressed regolith on Mars, including iron oxide in the mix, might be stronger than its counterpart on Earth(). The exact performance will not be known until the material can be tested [[In-situ resource utilization\|in-situ]].		Compressed Earth Blocks are a cheap building material that is seeing some interest on Earth. Compressed regolith on Mars, including iron oxide in the mix, might be stronger than its counterpart on Earth(). The exact performance will not be known until the material can be tested [[In-situ resource utilization\|in-situ]].

−	Compressed regolith is in competition with [[Brick\|bricks]] and [[concrete]] as a building material.	+	Compressed regolith will be in competition with [[Brick\|bricks]] and [[concrete]] as a building material.

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	Compressed regolith is one of the construction materials that may be available on Mars.		Compressed regolith is one of the construction materials that may be available on Mars.

−	Compressed Earth Blocks are a cheap building material that is seeing some interest on Earth. Compressed regolith on Mars, including iron oxide in the mix, might be stronger than its counterpart on Earth().	+	Compressed Earth Blocks are a cheap building material that is seeing some interest on Earth. Compressed regolith on Mars, including iron oxide in the mix, might be stronger than its counterpart on Earth(). The exact performance will not be known until the material can be tested [[In-situ resource utilization\|in-situ]].
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		+	Compressed regolith is in competition with [[Brick\|bricks]] and [[concrete]] as a building material.