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Process and Impacts of Soil Compaction John Chapman Program Director Erosion and Stormwater Management Certification Program Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Department University of Minnesota chapm155@umn.edu Clean Water Summit


  1. Process and Impacts of Soil Compaction John Chapman Program Director Erosion and Stormwater Management Certification Program Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Department University of Minnesota chapm155@umn.edu Clean Water Summit September 13, 2012

  2. http://adventuresofacouchsurfer.wordpress.com/tag/dalton-gang/

  3. Basic Definitions

  4. Soil Components • Voids • Solids

  5. Soil Components • Voids • Solids

  6. Soil Components • Voids – Air – Water • Solids

  7. Soil Components • Voids – Water • Solids

  8. Soil Components • Voids – Air – Water • Solids – Particle Size – Gravel, Sand, Silt, Clay – Loam – Organics

  9. Dry or wet sand? http://flickr.com/photo/56844661@N00 /4846203074

  10. Photo from: Dr. Kovacevic, Geotechnical Consulting Group London

  11. Compaction

  12. Caterpillar 815F Soil Compactor Wacker Neuson Vibratory Plate Compactor

  13. Moisture Density Relationship mass/volume Soil Density Moisture Content

  14. Moisture Density Relationship Maximum Density mass/volume Soil Density Optimum Moisture Moisture Content

  15. Moisture Density Relationship mass/volume Soil Density Moisture Content

  16. From: www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/crop systems/dc3115.html

  17. Soil clods

  18. From: www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/crop systems/dc3115.html

  19. Cone Index of Construction Site Soils • Rooting Limited at 2000 to 2500 kPa • Silty Loam 5000 kPa • Sandy Loam at surface 2000 kPa • Sandy Loam at 12 inches 3000 kPa

  20. Thank You

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