[HTML][HTML] A review on roller compaction quality control and assurance methods for earthwork in five application scenarios

Q Zhang, Z An, Z Huangfu, Q Li - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Successful quality control and quality assurance (QC/QA) of earthwork compaction is critical
to the long-term performance of roads, railways, airports, dams, and embankments. The …

[HTML][HTML] Soil penetration testers–State of the art–Part 1–The penetrometer approach

D Janik, PA Dudziński - Soil and Tillage Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Reliable assessment of soil mechanical parameters causes many problems due to its
random nature, and therefore the literature on the subject provides many techniques in this …

[HTML][HTML] Non-pneumatic tire with curved isolated spokes for agricultural machinery in agricultural fields: Empirical and numerical study

J Phromjan, C Suvanjumrat - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Soil compaction by tires of agricultural machinery severely affects field crop growth. In this
study, nonpneumatic tires (NPT) were used in agricultural machinery. Experimental …

Embedded digital display and warning system of velocity ratio and wheel slip for tractor operated active tillage implements

E Nataraj, P Sarkar, H Raheman, G Upadhyay - Journal of Terramechanics, 2021 - Elsevier
A microcontroller-based embedded digital display and warning system was developed for
measuring wheel slippage, velocity ratio, PTO torque, and draft requirement of active tillage …

A hybridized artificial neural network and imperialist competitive algorithm optimization approach for prediction of soil compaction in soil bin facility

H Taghavifar, A Mardani, L Taghavifar - Measurement, 2013 - Elsevier
We were inspired to furnish information concerning the promising applicability of a hybrid
approach involving artificial neural networks (ANNs), with manifold network functions, and a …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of traffic-induced compaction on soil bulk density, soil stress distribution and key growth indicators of maize in north China plain

X Wang, J He, M Bai, L Liu, S Gao, K Chen, H Zhuang - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
The traffic-induced soil compaction in the field has gradually become an important constraint
to sustainable agricultural development. A field experiment was conducted to acquire the …

Differences in tractor performance parameters between single-wheel 4WD and dual-wheel 2WD driving systems

V Damanauskas, A Janulevičius - Journal of Terramechanics, 2015 - Elsevier
Vertical wheel load and tire pressure are both easily managed parameters which play a
significant role in tillage operations for limiting slip which involves energy loss. This aspect to …

Automatic tractor slip-draft embedded control system

C Gupta, VK Tewari, AA Kumar… - Computers and Electronics …, 2019 - Elsevier
A microcontroller-based embedded system for automatic slip-draft control was designed,
developed and tested for a 2WD tractor. The system synchronously measures and controls …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of velocity, wheel load and multipass on soil compaction

H Taghavifar, A Mardani - Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural …, 2014 - Elsevier
Vehicle imposed soil compaction is one of the serious concerns in agriculture and
environmental problems that requires accurate studies. We were inspired to launch an …

Prediction of soil vertical stress under off-road tire using smoothed-particle hydrodynamics

F Gheshlaghi, A Mardani - Journal of Terramechanics, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Evaluation of vertical stress distribution in clay-loam soil using Smoothed-Particle
Hydrodynamics-Finite Element Analysis (SPH-FEA) technique is presented in this research …