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A Compaction Apparatus for the Preparation of Soil Cores of Different Bulk Densities and Thicknesses¹

ABSTRACT

The apparatus reported herein enables one to prepare soil cores with a desirable bulk density and having different thicknesses for use in soil compaction and plant growth studies.

¹ Contribution from the Dept. of Agronomy, Dept. of Agric. and Biol. Eng. and the Mississippi Agric. and Forestry Exp. Sta., Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS 39762. Approved by the Director as Journal no. 2808.

² Graduate Research Assistant, Professor of Agronomy and Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, respectively.

Received for publication May 13, 1974. Accepted for publication May 13, 1975.