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A Hydraulically Driven Soil Auger for Sampling Fine‐Textured and Wet Soils
Author(s) -
Byrnes Bernard H.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1975.03615995003900010042x
Subject(s) - auger , soil water , bar (unit) , tube (container) , sampling (signal processing) , core (optical fiber) , environmental science , geotechnical engineering , materials science , geology , soil science , composite material , engineering , physics , optics , mechanical engineering , oceanography , detector
A core‐type bucket auger was modified to fit the drive bar of a hydraulic soil probe with a rotor head. This auger satisfactorily samples claypan, fine‐textured and moderately fine‐textured soils in a wet condition. The auger system can readily be used alternately with tube core samplers.