Evaluating the performance of a soil compaction sensor

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-177

  Sharifi, A ^a   Godwin, R J ^b   O'Dogherty, M J ^b   Dresser, M L ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Horizontal force; Inflation pressure; Load; Sensor; Soil compaction; Tyre

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; SENSOR; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL STRENGTH; STRAIN ANALYSIS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 34249332036     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2007.00087.x     Document Type: Article

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