MODELING OF SOIL LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY AS A FUNCTION OF SOIL MECHANICAL RESISTANCE TO PENETRATION

Estimation of soil load-bearing capacity from mathematical models that relate preconsolidation pressure (σp) to mechanical resistance to penetration (PR) and gravimetric soil water content (U) is important for defining strategies to prevent compaction of agricultural soils. Our objective was therefo...

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Main Authors: Cícero Ortigara, Moacir Tuzzin de Moraes, Henrique Debiasi, Vanderlei Rodrigues da Silva, Julio Cezar Franchini, Felipe Bonini da Luz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 2015-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832015000401036&lng=en&tlng=en