Mechanical Properties of Paddy Soil in Relation to High Clearance Vehicle Mobility

This study reports the mechanical properties of paddy soil in respect to vehicle mobility in Sungai Burong, Tanjung Karang, Malaysia. Soil samples were taken from the topsoil layer of 0-5 cm and subsoil layers of 5-15 cm, 15-25 cm and 25-35 cm depths at fifteen different locations in triplet repl...

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Main Authors: Abubakar, Mohammed Shu'aibu, Ahmad, Desa, Othman, Jamarei, Sulaiman, Shamsudin
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Published: INSInet Publication 2010
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author Abubakar, Mohammed Shu'aibu
Ahmad, Desa
Othman, Jamarei
Sulaiman, Shamsudin
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Ahmad, Desa
Othman, Jamarei
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description This study reports the mechanical properties of paddy soil in respect to vehicle mobility in Sungai Burong, Tanjung Karang, Malaysia. Soil samples were taken from the topsoil layer of 0-5 cm and subsoil layers of 5-15 cm, 15-25 cm and 25-35 cm depths at fifteen different locations in triplet replications using 216 cm3 volume core samplers. Soil shearing characteristics, parameters that include water content, bulk density, soil cohesion, angle of internal friction, shear deformation modulus were determined in the laboratory using oven and direct shear box apparatus. The loadsinkage test was carried out in field using soil bearing capacity apparatus. The mean values of paddy soil water content and bulk densities obtained were 47.08 %, 60.65 %, 79.78 %, 94.07 % and 9. 8 x 10-10 g/cm3, 1.24 x 10-9 g/cm3, 1.30 x 10-9 gc/m3, 1.45 x 10-9 g/cm3 at depths of 0-5 cm, 5-15 cm, 15-25 cm and 25-35 cm respectively. Mean values of soil cohesion, angle of internal friction and shear deformation modulus were found to be 6.22 kN/m2, 5.03 kN/m2, 3.15 kN/m2, 1.40kN/m2 and 30.73o, 27.87o, 18.22o, 17.86o at depths of 0-5 cm, 5-15 cm, 15-25 cm and 25-35 cm respectively. It was found that the in-situ shearing strength of the paddy soil dropped from 3.32 kN/m2 to 2.16 kN/m2 to 1.74 kN/m2 and to 1.59 kN/m2 as the depths increased from 0-5 cm, 5-15 cm, 15-25 cm and 25-35 cm respectively. This shows that vane blade size and depth had significant effect on the in-situ shearing strength. It was also observed that the plate sinkage in the paddy soil increased with increasing pushing load
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spelling upm-103932015-11-02T06:37:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10393/ Mechanical Properties of Paddy Soil in Relation to High Clearance Vehicle Mobility Abubakar, Mohammed Shu'aibu Ahmad, Desa Othman, Jamarei Sulaiman, Shamsudin This study reports the mechanical properties of paddy soil in respect to vehicle mobility in Sungai Burong, Tanjung Karang, Malaysia. Soil samples were taken from the topsoil layer of 0-5 cm and subsoil layers of 5-15 cm, 15-25 cm and 25-35 cm depths at fifteen different locations in triplet replications using 216 cm3 volume core samplers. Soil shearing characteristics, parameters that include water content, bulk density, soil cohesion, angle of internal friction, shear deformation modulus were determined in the laboratory using oven and direct shear box apparatus. The loadsinkage test was carried out in field using soil bearing capacity apparatus. The mean values of paddy soil water content and bulk densities obtained were 47.08 %, 60.65 %, 79.78 %, 94.07 % and 9. 8 x 10-10 g/cm3, 1.24 x 10-9 g/cm3, 1.30 x 10-9 gc/m3, 1.45 x 10-9 g/cm3 at depths of 0-5 cm, 5-15 cm, 15-25 cm and 25-35 cm respectively. Mean values of soil cohesion, angle of internal friction and shear deformation modulus were found to be 6.22 kN/m2, 5.03 kN/m2, 3.15 kN/m2, 1.40kN/m2 and 30.73o, 27.87o, 18.22o, 17.86o at depths of 0-5 cm, 5-15 cm, 15-25 cm and 25-35 cm respectively. It was found that the in-situ shearing strength of the paddy soil dropped from 3.32 kN/m2 to 2.16 kN/m2 to 1.74 kN/m2 and to 1.59 kN/m2 as the depths increased from 0-5 cm, 5-15 cm, 15-25 cm and 25-35 cm respectively. This shows that vane blade size and depth had significant effect on the in-situ shearing strength. It was also observed that the plate sinkage in the paddy soil increased with increasing pushing load INSInet Publication 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10393/1/Mechanical%20Properties%20of%20Paddy%20Soil%20in%20Relation%20to%20High%20Clearance%20Vehicle%20Mobility.pdf Abubakar, Mohammed Shu'aibu and Ahmad, Desa and Othman, Jamarei and Sulaiman, Shamsudin (2010) Mechanical Properties of Paddy Soil in Relation to High Clearance Vehicle Mobility. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 4 (5). pp. 906-913. ISSN 1991-8178 http://www.insipub.com/ajbas/2010/906-913.pdf English
spellingShingle Abubakar, Mohammed Shu'aibu
Ahmad, Desa
Othman, Jamarei
Sulaiman, Shamsudin
Mechanical Properties of Paddy Soil in Relation to High Clearance Vehicle Mobility
title Mechanical Properties of Paddy Soil in Relation to High Clearance Vehicle Mobility
title_full Mechanical Properties of Paddy Soil in Relation to High Clearance Vehicle Mobility
title_fullStr Mechanical Properties of Paddy Soil in Relation to High Clearance Vehicle Mobility
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical Properties of Paddy Soil in Relation to High Clearance Vehicle Mobility
title_short Mechanical Properties of Paddy Soil in Relation to High Clearance Vehicle Mobility
title_sort mechanical properties of paddy soil in relation to high clearance vehicle mobility
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