Advances in characterization of soil structure

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 1988, Pages 199-238

  Dexter, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 50849145745     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-1987(88)90002-5     Document Type: Article

References (178)

1. Tillage management changes size-distribution of aggregates and macro-structure of soils used for irrigated row-crops
2. A new testing method to find the tensile strength of concrete
3. A new hand-held recording penetrometer for soil studies
4. On the fractal dimensions of some transient soil properties
5. The configuration of the root system in relation to nutrient uptake
6. The Measurement of Power Spectra from the Point of View of Communications Engineering - Part I
7. Evaluation of the structure of clay soil by means of soil consistency
8. Handhaving van een goede bodemstructuur op klei-en zavelgronden
9. The workability of the soil in spring in relation to moisture content and moisture transport
10. In-situ measurement of near-surface soil strength by the fall-cone device
11. Compaction of aggregate beds
12. BRITTLE FRACTURE OF SOIL AGGREGATES AND THE COMPACTION OF AGGREGATE BEDS
13. Stereology: methods for quantitative light and electron microscopy
14. Effect of workability index, degree of mechanization and degree of certainty on the yield of sugar beet
15. Multiscale sources of spatial variation in soil. 1. The application of fractal concepts to nested levels of soil variation
16. Multiscale sources of spatial variation in soil. II. A non-Brownian fractal model and its application in soil survey
17. LIQUID LIMIT DETERMINATION OF ARABLE TOPSOILS USING A DROP-CONE PENETROMETER
18. Drop-cone penetration in situ and on minimally disturbed soils
19. Tensile strength of concretes
20. PENETRATION OF CLAY BY ROOT HAIRS
21. THE VOLUME AND POROSITY OF SOIL CRUMBS
22. Isotropic compression of hypothetical and synthetic tilths
23. Changes in soil water suction, conductivity and dry strength during deformation of wet undisturbed samples
24. Microscopic Changes in Soil Structure During Compression1
25. Uniaxial compression of ideal brittle tilths
26. INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF TILLED SOIL
27. Effect of rainfall on the surface micro-relief of tilled soil
28. A STOCHASTIC MODEL FOR THE GROWTH OF ROOTS IN TILLED SOIL
29. Prediction of soil structures produced by tillage
30. Model experiments on the behaviour of roots at the interface between a tilled seed-bed and a compacted sub-soil. I. Effects of seed-bed aggregate size and sub-soil strength on wheat roots
31. Model experiments on the behaviour of roots at the interface between a tilled seed-bed and a compacted sub-soil. II. Entry of pea and wheat roots into sub-soil cracks
32. Model experiments on the behaviour of roots at the interface between a tilled seed-bed and a compacted sub-soil. III. Entry of pea and wheat roots into cylindrical biopores
33. Mechanics of root growth
34. Strength of soil aggregates and of aggregate beds
35. THE STRUCTURE OF BEDS OF SPHERICAL PARTICLES
36. Methodology for determination of tensile strength of soil aggregates
37. Structure of a tilled soil as influenced by tillage treatment, wheat cropping and rainfall
38. Some mechanical properties of aggregates of top soils from the IJsselmeer polders. II. Remoulded soil aggregates and the effects of wetting and drying cycles
39. Two mechanisms for age-hardening of soil
40. Some interactions between stress and microstructure of kaolin
41. Soil Air. Swedish Univ. Agric. Sci.
42. MICROAGGREGATES IN SOILS1
43. Penetration resistance and root growth of oats in tilled and untilled loess soil
44. A slit-plant system for plow pan soils
45. A Slit-Plant Tillage System
46. A classification of soil aggregates based on their coherence in water
47. Physical properties and structure
48. Characterization of domains with the scanning electron microscope
49. VAPOR TRANSFER IN SOIL DUE TO AIR TURBULENCE
50. The use of plaster of Paris in the study of soil structure
51. The measurement of soil workability
52. Soil failure with narrow tines
53. Soil structure generation by wetting and drying cycles
54. SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF MICROPENETROMETER DATA TO CHARACTERIZE SOIL STRUCTURE
55. WATER CONTENT AND SOIL STRENGTH
56. Root response to soil mechanical properties
57. A water balance model and supply index for wheat in South Australia
58. Soil resistance to metal probes and plant roots
59. THE PREPARATION OF CLAY SOILS FOR DETERMINATION OF STRUCTURE
60. On pressure distribution and effective stress in unsaturated soils
61. Compactage d'un massif d'agrégats : effet de la teneur en eau et de la pression appliquée
62. Quantitative size evaluation of cracks and clods in artificially dried soil samples
63. Markberedning med Wadell-fräsen
64. Refinement and re-evaluation of the drop-shatter soil fragmentation method
65. Water absorption by swelling of leguminous seeds as affected by water potential and external mechanical constraints
66. Long-term tillage practice effects on soil aggregation modes and strength
67. Energy efficiency in tilling dry clod-forming soils
68. Method for characterizing the state of compactness of an arable layer
69. Model experiments into the function of the seedbed. I. The seedbed as a protective layer against drought
70. Model experiments into the function of the seedbed. II. Experiments with stratified and unstratified seedbeds
71. Model experiments into the function of the seedbed. III. Experiments with oxygen deficiency in the seedbed
72. Experiments on the effects of seedbed characteristics on seedling emergence in a dry weather situation
73. Soil water movement in the vicinity of soybean roots determined by root plane experiments
74. Root behaviour: field and laboratory studies for rice and non rice crops
75. Alleviation of soil compaction by natural forces and cultural practices
76. Moisture conditions in a very heavy clay and a clay loam at Jokionen
77. Mechanical behaviour of agricultural soils
78. An improved model of root growth in structured soil
79. Effects of tillage and stubble management on the structure of a swelling soil
80. Measurement and comparison of soil structures
81. Analysis of three-component soil structures
82. A Simulation Model for Predicting Infiltration into Cracked Clay Soil1
83. Eine Methode zur Ermittlung der Druckbelastung von Böden anhand von Drucksetzungversuchen
84. Die Bedeutung der Aggregierung für die Druckfortpflanzung im Boden
85. The shatter test as an index of strength for soil aggregates
86. Effect of soil structure on wheat root growth, water uptake and grain yield. A computer simulation model
87. Effects of gypsum-slotting on infiltration rates and moisture storage in a swelling clay soil
88. THE TURNOVER OF SOIL ORGANIC MATTER IN SOME OF THE ROTHAMSTED CLASSICAL EXPERIMENTS
89. Methods in Soil Micromorphology. A technique for the preparation of large thin sections
90. Aggregate stability of soils from western United States and Canada. Measurement procedure. Correlations with soil constituents
91. Soil cohesion as affected by time and water content
92. Cyroprotective effect of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) on soil structure during freeze-drying
93. Air Turbulence Effects upon Soil Gas Exchange1
94. Determination of the upper tillage limit for spring tillage by a lab. test
95. Precompaction stress determination on precompacted soil
96. Såbäddar för vårstråsäd. En stickprovsundersökning
97. Plasticity theory and critical state soil mechanics
98. Depth and spacing of tension cracks
99. The graphical representation of planar pore patterns in soils
100. MEASUREMENT OF PORE SIZES IN FINE-TEXTURED SOILS: A REVIEW OF EXISTING TECHNIQUES
101. STABILITY OF SOIL PORES DURING MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY
102. Pore size distributions in critical point and freeze dried aggregates from clay subsoils
103. The influence of soil macroporosity on water retention, transmission and drainage in a clay soil
104. Soil research in relation to rice
105. Stability of structural aggregates of dry soil
106. The Properties and Utilization of Cracking Clay Soils
107. Mellowing and anisotropy induced by wetting of moulded soil samples
108. Physical properties of casts of the earthworm Aporrectodea rosea
109. Radial pressures generated by the earthworm Aporrectodea rosea
110. Compression of Soil by Isotropic Stress1
111. Penetration of soil aggregates of finite size. I. Blunt penetrometer probes
112. Penetration of soil aggregates of finite size. II. Plant roots
113. The strength of unsaturated mixtures of sand and kaolin and the concept of effective stress
114. THE MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERISATION OF VOIDS IN SOIL THIN SECTIONS BY IMAGE ANALYSIS. PART I. PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES
115. THE MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERISATION OF VOIDS IN SOIL THIN SECTIONS BY IMAGE ANALYSIS. PART II. APPLICATIONS
116. Comments on Recent Work with Critical Point Dried Soils
117. Resistance to Water Flow in Soil and Plant. I. Soil Resistance in Relation to Amounts of Root: Theoretical Estimates
118. Finite element analysis of soil moisture flow and moisture stress in a desiccating soil
119. Soil organic matter and structural stability: mechanisms and implications for management
120. Associations of colloidal materials in soils
121. Soil factors affecting the macrostructures produced by tillage
122. MACRO- AND MICROMORPHOMETRIC INVESTIGATION ON SOIL-DEXTRAN INTERACTIONS
123. Micromorphometric and micromorphological investigations of a clay loam soil in viticulture under zero and conventional tillage
124. The meaning of matric potential
125. A new three-dimensional modeling technique for studying porous media
126. Some physico-chemical aspects of soil structural stability—a review
127. The nature of aggregate stability and implications for management
128. THE EFFECT OF ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION ON SOIL PERMEABILITY
129. The disposition of organic materials in relation to stable aggregation
130. USE OF HIGH-SALT WATERS AS A FLOCCULANT AND SOURCE OF DIVALENT CATIONS FOR RECLAIMING SODIC SOILS
131. Relative Importance of Soil Resistance and Plant Resistance in Root Water Absorption1
132. The role of clay fraction in the particle arrangement and stability of soil aggregates — a review
133. Identification of dispersive behaviour and the management of Red-Brown Earths
134. A scheme for the quantitative description of soil macrostructure by image analysis
135. The automatic recognition and measurement of soil pore types by image analysis and computer programs
136. The application of stereology to the estimation of soil structural properties: a review
137. Field measurements of evaporation from soil shrinkage cracks
138. Polyester casts for the study of the pore structure in soil
139. Strength of soil aggregates: influence of size, density and clay and organic matter content
140. Rupture Parameters of Soil Aggregates1
141. Changes in the shrinkage and slaking properties of clayey soils as an effect of repeated drying and wetting
142. An analysis of crack pattern in clay soil: its density and orientation
143. Effect of dispersible clay on the physical properties of the B horizon of a red-brown earth
144. Modification of soil physical properties by manipulating the net surface charge on colloids through addition of Fe(III) polycations
145. Characterization of shrinkage cracks in medium black clay soil of Madhya Pradesh. I. Pattern and size of cracking in relation to vegetative cover
146. SOIL MICROSTRUCTURE
147. Analysis of water flow from cylindrical macropores
148. Tensile strength of unsaturated soils
149. A pneumatic fracture method for measuring the tensile strength of unsaturated soils
150. Some fundamental aspects of the formation, stability and failure of mole drainage channels
151. Potential role of soil density and clay mineralogy in assessing the suitability of soils for mole drainage
152. Force prediction models for brittle and flow failure of soil by draught tillage tools
153. WATER UPTAKE BY COTTON ROOT SYSTEMS
154. The preparation of soil thin sections for biological studies
155. Organic matter and water-stable aggregates in soils
156. INFLUENCE OF SOIL-WATER SUCTION ON SOME MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOILS
157. Effective stresses in unsaturated soils and their applicability in the theory of critical state soil mechanics
158. The mechanics of cracking of drying clay
159. THE MECHANICAL STRENGTH OF UNSATURATED POROUS GRANULAR MATERIAL
160. Microaggregates in red earths and related soils in East and Central Africa, their classification and occurrence
161. Organo-mineral particles in soils
162. Tilth mellowing
163. Soil friability
164. Age hardening of agricultural top soils
165. Size of subsoil blocky peds in relation to textural parameters, depth and drainage
166. Expansion of cavities in infinite soil mass
167. The influence of macropores on the transport of dissolved and suspended matter through soil
168. The geometrical description of linear and simple planar features in soils
169. Preparation of large thin sections from polyethylene glycol impregnated soil samples