TY - GEN
T1 - Lunar seismic structural analysis
AU - Mottaghi, S.
AU - Benaroya, H.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - During the Apollo missions seismic events with estimated magnitudes of 5.5 Richter were observed. While the terrestrial equivalent can be fatal, causing moderate damage to buildings, the effects on the lunar base is not the same, as the lunar interior structure is very different than that of the Earth.We know of the many challenges in predicting the effects of an earthquake. Lunar seismic effects are a much greater challenge due to the severe lack of data. Therefore, we begin to consider lunar seismic effects on a typical lunar base. Such a habitable surface facility has been initially designed for all but seismic loads. Subsequently, a seismic model based on best available data has been developed and applied to our typical structure to assess the vulnerability of designs that ignore seismicity.
AB - During the Apollo missions seismic events with estimated magnitudes of 5.5 Richter were observed. While the terrestrial equivalent can be fatal, causing moderate damage to buildings, the effects on the lunar base is not the same, as the lunar interior structure is very different than that of the Earth.We know of the many challenges in predicting the effects of an earthquake. Lunar seismic effects are a much greater challenge due to the severe lack of data. Therefore, we begin to consider lunar seismic effects on a typical lunar base. Such a habitable surface facility has been initially designed for all but seismic loads. Subsequently, a seismic model based on best available data has been developed and applied to our typical structure to assess the vulnerability of designs that ignore seismicity.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84892409055
SN - 9781138000865
T3 - Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR 2013
SP - 491
EP - 497
BT - Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR 2013
T2 - 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR 2013
Y2 - 16 June 2013 through 20 June 2013
ER -