Effect of Traffic Rate and Type on So Compaction in Sandy South Georgia Soils

摘要

Soil Compaction is one of the lrget problems faced by modern.rpechanizad agricuiturai and forestry operations. This makes research ih the area of soil compaction critical This study was undertaken to see how different types and levels of traffic haveinfluenced soil compaction in sandy soils at the Valdpsta State University Lake Louise field station south of CValstia, C3A. Pour different traffic patterris were invfigated In this study. The first area has relatively high vehicular traffic, the second more moderate vehicular traffic, and the third area a relatively low level of vehicle traffic The fourth area has experienced foot, horse, and ATV traffic, but fat sized was like cars anctswans have not benstiy used in the area. To study compaction, soil cores of known volume were Wen at the soil surface and at 30-cm depths. These cores were taken both in the trafficked Area (road, trail and alongside the trafficked area at three locations for treatment. Average soil bulk density values for the trafficked and untrafficked areas well statistilily compared to deiermine the effects traffic patterns on soil compaction Results indicate that soils were more comoacted along trafficked areas than in the corresponding untrafficked areas with the exception of the fourth area, which had expenenced the lightest traffic load.