Soil bulk density evaluation by conventional and nuclear methods

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 97-103

  Timm, L C ^a   Pires, L F ^a   Reichardt, K ^a   Roveratti, R ^a   Oliveira, J C M ^a   Bacchi, O O S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computed tomography method; Paraffin sealed clods method; Soil bulk density; Surface gauge method; Volumetric ring method

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GAMMA RAYS; SOIL MECHANICS;

GAMMA RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (GCT); PARAFFIN SEALED CLOD (PS); SOIL BULK DENSITY; VOLUMETRIC RING (VR);

SOILS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BULK DENSITY; SOIL PROPERTY; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 15044357522     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR04054     Document Type: Article

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