Improvement of a testing apparatus for dynamometry: procedures for penetrometry and influence of strain rate to quantify the tensile strength of soil aggregates

Soil penetration resistance (PR) and the tensile strength of aggregates (TS) are commonly used to characterize the physical and structural conditions of agricultural soils. This study aimed to assess the functionality of a dynamometry apparatus by linear speed and position control automation of its...

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Main Authors: Getulio Coutinho Figueiredo, Alvaro Pires da Silva, Cássio Antonio Tormena, Neyde Fabíola Balarezo Giarola, Sergio Oliveira Moraes, Brivaldo Gomes de Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 2011-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832011000200008&lng=en&tlng=en