Rubber track systems for conventional tractors - Effects on soil compaction and traction

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 117, Issue , 2011, Pages 103-109

  Arvidsson, J ^a   Westlin, H ^b   Keller, T ^a,c   Gilbertsson, M ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (JTI)   (Sweden)

^c AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Europe; S hne; Soil physical properties

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CLAY SOIL; CONTACT AREAS; DUAL-WHEELS; ENGINE POWER; EUROPE; HIGH-POWER; LONGITUDINAL STRESS; LOW WEIGHT; PENETRATION RESISTANCES; RUBBER TRACK SYSTEM; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SINGLE-TRACKS; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOIL STRESS; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE;

CLAY; COMPACTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; RETROFITTING; RUBBER; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TRACTION (FRICTION); TRACTORS (TRUCK); VEHICLES; WHEELS;

TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL);

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; BULK DENSITY; CAMBISOL; CLAY SOIL; COMPACTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; RUBBER; SLIP; STRESS ANALYSIS; TOPSOIL;

SWEDEN;

EID: 81855213107     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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