Degree of compaction and compression strength of Nigerian Alfisol under tilled condition and different machinery traffic passes
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(Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria)
Abstract: Information on the effect of soil compaction on soil mechanical properties such as degree of compaction, compression and shear strength of tropical soils of Nigeria under different machinery traffic passes is very scarce. Field experiment was conducted in a tilled and compacted sandy clay loam (Alfisol) in Akure, Nigeria, under different machinery traffic passes to determine compaction effects on bulk density, compression strength, degree of compaction and the shear strength of soil. Four plots, A, B, C and D of area 20 m
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