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http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/14687| metadata.revistascielo.dc.title: | LEVELS OF INDUCED PRESSURE AND COMPACTION AS CAUSED BY FOREST HARVESTING OPERATIONS |
| metadata.revistascielo.dc.creator: | Martins, Paula Cristina Caruana Junior, Moacir de Souza Dias Carvalho, Josemar da Silva Silva, Arystides Resende Fonseca, Sebastião Machado |
| metadata.revistascielo.dc.subject: | Preconsolidation pressure, load-bearing capacity, eucalyptus. |
| metadata.revistascielo.dc.publisher: | CERNE CERNE |
| metadata.revistascielo.dc.date: | 5-Apr-2016 |
| metadata.revistascielo.dc.identifier: | http://www.cerne.ufla.br/site/index.php/CERNE/article/view/879 |
| metadata.revistascielo.dc.description: | This study aimed to determine levels of pressure and compaction induced by forest harvesting operations in a Red Latosol (LV) under planted eucalyptus. Undisturbed soil samples were collected from layers 0-3 and 15-18 cm and then used in a uniaxial compression test. Sampling was done before and after harvesting operations. Equipment being evaluated included: harvester, feller buncher, forwarder, self-loading adapted tractor, standard truck, wide-tire truck and grapple saw. Average pressures induced by the grapple saw were 320 kPa and 272 kPa, causing compaction in 80% and 20% of samples respectively from layers 0-3 cm and 15-18 cm, which indicates substantial degradation of soil structure in areas where timber is processed. In layer 0-3 cm, average pressures induced by the harvester and by the feller buncher were 240 kPa and 263 kPa respectively, while in layer 15-18 cm pressures were 234 kPa and 239 kPa respectively. The feller buncher caused higher soil compaction than the harvester in layer 0-3 cm, yet in layer 15-18 cm they had similar behavior. All timber forwarding equipment led to soil compaction. The wide-tire truck was the forwarding implement promoting the highest rate of compaction, in both residue conditions. Traffic intensity 7 promoted the highest rate of soil compaction. |
| metadata.revistascielo.dc.language: | eng |
| Appears in Collections: | CERNE |
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