Mechanical behaviour and properties of agricultural nets. Part II: Analysis of the performance of the main categories of agricultural nets

Polymer Testing

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 970-984

  Briassoulis, D ^a   Mistriotis, A ^a   Eleftherakis, D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ageing; Agricultural nets; Impact resistance; Mesh breaking; Tensile properties; Testing methods

Indexed keywords

CROPS; EQUIPMENT TESTING; IMPACT RESISTANCE; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

AGRICULTURAL NETS; MESH BREAKING; QUALITY ASSESSMENT;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 36049035641     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. S. Castellano, G. Scarascia Mugnozza, G. Russo, D. Briassoulis, A. Mistriotis, S. Hemming, D. Waaijenberg, Plastic nets in agriculture: a general review of typologies and applications, Biosystems Engineering, in print.
2. Briassoulis D., Mistriotis A., and Eleftherakis D. Mechanical behaviour and properties of agricultural nets-Part I: Testing methods for agricultural nets. Polymer Testing 26 (2007) 822-832
3. International Organization for Standardization, ISO 10319-1993: Geotextiles-Wide Width Tensile Test, International Organization for Standardization, 1993.
4. D. Briassoulis, A. Mistriotis, Design methodology for protecting agricultural structures covered with nets, under preparation.
5. ASTM D 1709-01: Standard Test Methods for Impact Resistance of Plastic Film by the Free-Falling Dart Method, American Society for Testing and Materials, 2001.
6. International Organization for Standardization, ISO 1806, 2002: Fishing Nets-Determination of mesh breaking load of netting, International Organization for Standardization, 2002.