IMPACT OF SOIL MOISTURE AND COMPOSITION ON ITS PROPERTIES AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF TILLAGE

Authors

  • A. Vilde Latvia University of Agriculture (LV)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17770/etr2003vol1.2022

Keywords:

soil properties, draft resistance of machines, theoretical correlations, soil density, soil hardness, soil-metal friction, soil adhesion, energy capacity of tillage

Abstract

Two of the many factors that influence soil properties and energy consumption are soil moisture and soil composition. The correlations derived from our theoretical and experimental research allow to evaluate physical and mechanical properties of soil such as density, hardness, friction, adhesion, and to assess the draft resistance of soil tillage machines (ploughs, cultivators) depending on the value of the moisture of soil and its composition, as well as on the design parameters and operating speed of the machines, and to determine the optimum range of soil moisture when the energy capacity of tillage is the lowest.

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References

Vilde A., Dynamics of the soil tillage machine operating parts and their elements. In: Proceedings of theLatvia University of Agriculture, Vol.1 (295). Jelgava, Latvia, 1999.- 36-44.

Vilde A., Physical and mechanical properties of soil affecting energy capacity of its tillage. In: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of BSB of ISTRO “Modern ways of soil tillage and assessment of soil compaction and seedbed quality” – 21-24 August 2001. - EAU, Tartu, Estonia, 2001. - 97-106.

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Published

2006-06-26

Issue

Vol. 1 (2003): Environment. Technology. Resources. Proceedings of the 4th International Scientific and Practical Conference

Section

Environment and Society

How to Cite

[1]
A. Vilde, “IMPACT OF SOIL MOISTURE AND COMPOSITION ON ITS PROPERTIES AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF TILLAGE”, ETR, vol. 1, pp. 288–293, Jun. 2006, doi: 10.17770/etr2003vol1.2022.