A method for prediction of soil penetration resistance

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 412-419

  Dexter, A R ^a   Czyz, E A ^a   Gate O P ^a  

^a STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Effective stress; Pedotransfer functions; Penetrometer resistance; S theory

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FUNCTIONS; POROSITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES; WATER;

PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTIONS; SOIL PENETRATION RESISTANCE; SOIL STRENGTH; SOIL TEXTURE; WATER CONTENT;

SOILS;

BULK DENSITY; COMPACTION; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; PENETRATION; POREWATER; POROSITY; PREDICTION; SOIL STRENGTH; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

EID: 33846651191     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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