With a new era emerging in the field of lunar exploration and habitation, there is a need for
research on structural forms made of local soil material (regolith), which will be able to …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1567. vid NASA's plan to return
humans to the lunar surface faces many challenges, especially in the sustained phases of …

The historic centre of the city of Arequipa (Peru) has been an UNESCO's World Heritage Site
since 2000. This is a testament to the exceptional architectural beauty of its many historical …

This paper is motivated by the renewed interest in space exploration and the need to
provide structurally sound and resource‐efficient shielding solutions for valuable assets and …

Thrust network analyses are commonly used in the stability analysis of three-dimensional
masonry structures. Stability under gravity loading is ensured if a permissible thrust network …

Following the current trend towards the lunar exploration and habitation, this study focuses
on the development of efficient arch forms to be adopted for future long-span shielding …

Arches are elegant and efficient structural forms that can be used in a wide variety of
applications, from bridges to extraterrestrial shielding structures. Oftentimes their design …

Curved structures have enabled masons, engineers, and architects to carry heavy loads and
cover large spans with the use of low-tensile strength materials for centuries, while creating …

Existing methods for form-finding prioritize discovering optimal shapes under design load
conditions, often overlooking the designer's shape preferences. To address this problem …

In order to establish a permanent human presence on the moon, it is necessary to build
habitat structures capable of protecting humans against the lunar environment. Due to …