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Thread: Sunlit lunar base; was: Work Breakdown Structufor SCSC
# 19078 byAndrew Case on Jan. 13, 2004, 5:29 p.m.
Member since 2022-08-22
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> Hm. The pressure of one standard atmosphere corresponds to the
> weight of ten meters of water. This weight corresponds roughly to
> three or four meters of glass (specific mass of 2.5-3.3 times that of
> water), for a horizontal slab of glass on the Earth.
your word for it. I assume 2 meter thick walls and internal pressure
of 7 psi. That's fine for Earth, but on luna you'd be hurting. For 2
meter blocks at s.g. of 3.3 you only have 1.1 psi pressure before you
launch the roof.
Oh well. Another brilliant idea into the crapper.
......Andrew