A tyre option for sugarcane haulout trucks to minimise soil compaction

Journal of Terramechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 243-253

  Braunack, M V ^a,b  

^a BSES LIMITED   (Australia)

^b Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Soil compaction; Soil strength; Sugarcane; Traffic; Trucks; Tyres

Indexed keywords

CROPS; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION; SOILS; SUGAR CANE; TRUCKS;

SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL STRENGTH; SUGARCANE HAULTOUT TRUCKS; TIRE PRESSURE;

TIRES;

EID: 4344717546     PISSN: 00224898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jterra.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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