SPAM - concreting in space

--- In ssi_list@... "Combs, Mike"

> There was a guy who wrote a paper for the Journal of the British
> Interplanetary Society (can't think of his name) who criticized the
> automatic assumption that space habitats will be built from
aluminum as an
> example of "aerospace thinking". (In other words, "this thing is
kinda like
> a big space ship, so we should build it out of the same materials
we use for
> space ships".) His argument was that given the shielding
requirements, we
> might as well go ahead and build space habitats out of prestressed
concrete,
> which he felt had several advantages over metals for this
application. But
> even though he used the term "concrete", I think what he was
proposing was
> more along the lines of cast basalt.

Mike,

I too am aware of this study. The author makes an excellent prima
facia case for concrete over aerospace.

Do you have any means to find out the author's name or the title of
the article?

I'd like to actually read the case he makes rather than relying on a
synopsis.

Preferrably I'd like an on-line citation to add to my collection,
but even a Journal citation would be fine. That's what libraries are
for :)

Hope you can help.

TangoMan