SOCOMO: A soil compaction model to calculate soil stresses and the subsoil carrying capacity

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-127

  Van Den Akker, J J H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Soil degradation; Soil mechanical properties; Soil physical properties; Soil quality; Structure degradation; Subsoil compaction

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; CROPS; DEFORMATION; EDUCATION; ENGINEERS; ESTIMATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL STRENGTHS; SOIL STRESSES;

SOILS;

COMPACTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY;

EID: 4143106759     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2004.03.021     Document Type: Article

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