Research Lays Foundation for Building on the Moon -- Or Anywhere Else

ScienceDaily (Sep. 29, 2010) — The key to the stability of any building is its foundation, but it is difficult to test some building sites in advance -- such as those on the moon. New research from North Carolina State University is helping resolve the problem by using computer models that can utilize a small sample of soil to answer fundamental questions about how soil at a building site will interact with foundations.

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