Research lays foundation for building on the moon - or anywhere else
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 08:21
in Earth & Climate
The key to the stability of any building is its foundation, but it is difficult to test some building sites in advance - such as those on the moon. New research from North Carolina State University is helping resolve the problem by using computer models that can utilise a small sample of soil to answer fundamental questions about how soil at a building site will interact with foundations...