Lessons learned using laboratory JET method to measure soil erodibility of compacted soils

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-312

  Hanson, Gregory J ^a   Hunt, Sherry L ^a  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

Compaction; Critical stress; Detachment; Erodibility; Specifications; Submerged JET

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; EMBANKMENTS; PLASTICITY; SOIL MECHANICS; WATER CONTENT;

COMPACTION SPECIFICATIONS; JET EROSION TEST; SOIL GRADATION;

EROSION;

EID: 34347259908     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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