[HTML][HTML] An evaluation of volume excavation and core sampling techniques for measuring soil bulk density

JM Lichter, LR Costello - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF), 1994 - auf.isa-arbor.com
Soil bulk densities were measured at three locations representing a variety of textural
classes utilizing two measurement techniques: core sampling and volume excavation. Bulk …

Comparison of methods for determining bulk densities of rocky forest soils

DS Page‐Dumroese, RE Brown… - Soil Science Society …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Measurement of forest soil bulk density is often hampered by coarse fragments. In this study,
five methods to determine total and fine bulk density and coarse‐fragment content of a rocky …

[PDF][PDF] Measuring soil compaction on rangeland.

GF Gifford, RH Faust… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 1977 - journals.uair.arizona.edu
Highlight: Several instruments used for measuring soil compaction have been evaluated on
a homogeneously-textured, nongravelly silt-loam soil. The instruments used in the study …

Soil sampling bulk-density in the coastal lowlands of south-east Queensland

A Costantini - Soil Research, 1995 - CSIRO Publishing
Bulk density is commonly measured in compaction, cultivation, land evaluation and site
classification studies in forestry. Typically, measurements are made using a small-diameter …

[PDF][PDF] Thin layer measurement of soil bulk density.

GW Frasier, J Keiser - Rangeland Ecology & Management …, 1993 - journals.uair.arizona.edu
Measurement of soil bulk densities is difficult if there are gravel, stones, or other materials
present in the soil profile. A technique is offered for estimating the soil bulk density in thin …

A plaster cast method for determining soil bulk density

JA Frisbie, RC Graham, BD Lee - Soil science, 2014 - journals.lww.com
The plaster cast method for determining bulk density is an excavation method that uses
dental plaster to form a cast of the excavation volume. Bulk density measurements using the …

Measuring forest soil bulk density using irregular hole, paraffin clod, and air permeability

RF Howard, MJ Singer - Forest Science, 1981 - academic.oup.com
Soil compaction has been shown to be a problem in forests throughout the United States.
Bulk density and air permeability measurements are used as ways of assessing forest soil …

Measurement of soil bulk density and penetrability: A review of methods

JA Vomocil - Advances in Agronomy, 1957 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Numerous methods have been developed and are being used to
characterize the physical condition of soil, of which compactness is a very important part. A …

Sample sizes to control error estimates in determining soil bulk density in California forest soils

Y Han, J Zhang, KG Mattson, W Zhang… - Soil science society of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Core Ideas Sample sizes varied from 3 to 17 to achieve±10% error at a 95% confidence
level. Bootstrapping is more robust for estimating sample size than the traditional method …

Soil bulk density estimation methods: A review

AAG Al-Shammary, AZ Kouzani, A Kaynak, SY Khoo… - Pedosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Measurement of soil bulk density is important for understanding the physical, chemical, and
biological properties of soil. Accurate and rapid soil bulk density measurement techniques …