Paper Title:

Measurement on the Shear Property Parameters of the Eruption Powder

Periodical Advanced Materials Research (Volume 508)
Main Theme Measurement and Control of Granular Materials
Edited by Zhixian Jin, Zhi Xie and Guosheng Gai
Pages 55-58
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.508.55
Citation Jian Qiao Li et al., 2012, Advanced Materials Research, 508, 55
Online since April, 2012
Authors Jian Qiao Li, Xiu Juan Li, Hao Li, San Hu Du, Shi Chao Fan
Keywords Direct Shear Apparatus, Lunar Soil Simulant, Measurement, Shear Property
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Abstract

The powder with size distribution was made from eruption to be used for the simulant of lunar soil. One of the most important factors is shear property, to simulate lunar soil behavior under the rover wheels. Therefore, it is necessary to measure the shear parameters of the simulant. The direct shear detector with controlled sample weight was used for selecting suitable method to obtain the shear parameters of the simulant, and finding effect actors for the measurement. Results found that the parameters changed greatly with the powder bulk density (or unit weight), and the calibration was vitally important for measuring cohesion of the powder.