A fracture strength parameter for brittle agricultural soils

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 245-252

  Aluko, O B ^a   Chandler, H W ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BRITTLENESS; CRACKS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; SINGLE EDGE NOTCH BEND (SENB); SOIL FRACTURE; TILTH FORMING PROCESSES;

SOIL MECHANICS;

AGRICULTURE; BRITTLENESS; CRACKS; FAILURE; FRACTURE; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 32144454074     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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