• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.161-172
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• 2018

Purpose: During tillage operations, the selection of a working machine (tool) depends on the soil conditions as well as the type of tillage operation to be performed. The goal of this research was to ascertain the effects of varying working machine parameters of a compact disc harrow on tillage operations under various soil moisture content (SMC) conditions. Methods: The working machine parameters were the disc spacing and machine speed. The tillage parameters under investigation were the soil inversion ratio (SIR), tillage cutting depth (TCD), and soil clod breakage ratio (SCB). To determine the SIR, the areas of the white regions before and after tillage were obtained. The ratio of the difference of the areas of the white regions before and after tillage to the area of the white regions before tillage was considered as the SIR. The SCB was obtained as the ratio of the weight of soil clods after sieving with a mesh size of <0.02 m to the total weight of the soil clods before sieving. The soil TCD was measured using a tape measure at random points after the tillage operation. The resulting data were statistically analyzed in a one-way analysis of variance. Results: The highest soil inversion was achieved when the machine speed was 0.2 m/s with the disc spaced at 0.2 m in the 16.5% SMC. At a 0.4-m/s machine speed and 0.3-m disc spacing the highest soil breakage was achieved in the 26.5% SMC. The highest TCD was achieved at a 0.2-m/s machine speed and 0.2-m disc spacing in the 16.5% SMC. Conclusions: It was concluded that varying the working machine parameters, such as the disc spacing and machine speed, could significantly affect the soil inversion and soil clod breakage; however, it had no significant impact on the TCD.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.1-7
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• 1983

경운시(耕耘時) 토양조건(土壤條件) 및 절삭조건(切削條件)에 따른 역토내의 응력분포(應力分布)를 파악(把握)한 목적(目的)으로 토양응력계(土壤應力計)를 시작(詩作)하여 소형토양조(小型土壤槽)을 사용(使用)한 실험(實驗)에서 얻어진 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 가. 절삭조건(切削條件) 및 토양조건(土壤條件)은 주응력(主應力)의 방향(方向)에 영향(影響)을 미치지 않는다. 나. 절삭조건(切削條件)에 따른 주응력(主應力)의 크기는 경심(耕深)이 클수록 최대(最大) 주응력(主應力)이 증대(增大)하는 경향(傾向)이 있으나 절삭각(切削角)의 변화(變化)에는 그 영향(影響)이 나타나지 않았다. 다. 토양조건(土壤條件)에 따른 주응력(主應力)의 크기는 토양수분(土壤水分) 함량(含量)이 많아질수록, 점토분(粘土分)이 많을수록 최대(最大) 주응력(主應力)이 증대(增大)하는 경향(傾向)이 있다. 라. 전단면상(剪斷面上)에서의 응력분포(應力分布)는 모래 성분(成分)이 많은 토양(土壤)일수록 상층(上層)의 응력(應力)이 0에 접근(接近)하고 점토성분(粘土成分)이 많은 토양(土壤)일수록 상층(上層)의 응력(應力)이 증가(增加)하여 상하층(上下層)의 응력(應力)이 같아진다.