| Disc cutting tests in Colorado Red Granite: Implications for TBM performance prediction R Gertsch, L Gertsch, J Rostami International Journal of rock mechanics and mining sciences 44 (2), 238-246, 2007 | 460 | 2007 |
| Evaluation of fragments from disc cutting of dry and saturated sandstone MZ Abu Bakar, LS Gertsch, J Rostami Rock mechanics and rock engineering 47, 1891-1903, 2014 | 76 | 2014 |
| Evaluation of saturation effects on drag pick cutting of a brittle sandstone from full scale linear cutting tests MZA Bakar, LS Gertsch Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 34, 124-134, 2013 | 74 | 2013 |
| Economic analysis tools for mineral projects in space R Gertsch, L Gertsch Space Resources Roundtable, 2005 | 68 | 2005 |
| Use of TBM muck as construction material L Gertsch, A Fjeld, B Nilsen, R Gertsch Tunnelling and Underground space technology 15 (4), 379-402, 2000 | 61 | 2000 |
| Effect of water ice content on excavatability of lunar regolith L Gertsch, R Gustafson, R Gertsch AIP conference proceedings 813 (1), 1093-1100, 2006 | 49 | 2006 |
| Results from the NASA capability roadmap team for in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) GB Sanders, KA Romig, WE Larson, R Johnson, D Rapp, KR Johnson, ... International Lunar Conference 2005, 2005 | 30 | 2005 |
| Review of lunar regolith properties for design of low power lunar excavators LS Gertsch, J Rostami, R Gustafson Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2008 | 29 | 2008 |
| Availability and delta-v requirements for delivering water extracted from near-Earth objects to cis-lunar space R Jedicke, J Sercel, J Gillis-Davis, KJ Morenz, L Gertsch Planetary and Space Science 159, 28-42, 2018 | 26 | 2018 |
| Excavation of lunar regolith with large grains by rippers for improved excavation efficiency M Iai, L Gertsch Journal of Aerospace Engineering 26 (1), 97-104, 2013 | 26 | 2013 |
| Three-dimensional fracture network models from laboratory-scale rock samples LS Gertsch International journal of rock mechanics and mining sciences & geomechanics …, 1995 | 21 | 1995 |
| Mars water in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) planning (M-WIP) study A Abbud-Madrid, D Beaty, D Boucher, B Bussey, R Davis, L Gertsch, ... Report of the Mars Water In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Planning (M-WIP …, 2016 | 20 | 2016 |
| Near‐Earth Resources R Gertsch, JL Remo, LS Gertsch Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 822 (1), 468-510, 1997 | 20 | 1997 |
| Report of the mars water in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) planning (M-WIP) study A Abbud-Madrid, DW Beaty, D Boucher, B Bussey, R Davis, L Gertsch, ... Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group, 2016 | 19 | 2016 |
| Asteroid redirect mission (arm) formulation assessment and support team (fast) final report DD Mazanek, DM Reeves, PA Abell, E Asphaug, NM Abreu, JF Bell, ... | 19 | 2016 |
| Rock fragmentation by disc cutter: a critical review and an update J Rostami, R Gertsch, L Gertsch Proc, 2002 | 18 | 2002 |
| Saturation effects on disc cutting of sandstone MZ Abu Bakar, LS Gertsch ARMA US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA-11-254, 2011 | 17 | 2011 |
| Mining Near‐Earth Resources R Gertsch, LS Gertsch, JL Remo Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 822 (1), 511-537, 1997 | 17 | 1997 |
| A coordinated research program to develop the technology to optical mine asteroids JC Sercel, CB Dreyer, A Abbud-Madrid, D Britt, R Jedicke, L Gertsch, ... 15th Biennial ASCE Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and …, 2016 | 16* | 2016 |
| Disc cutting of low-strength brittle rock L Gertsch, D Summers ARMA US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA-06-1094, 2006 | 15 | 2006 |
