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Portable Hand‐Operated Soil Core Sampler
Author(s) -
Chong S. K.,
Khan M. A.,
Green R. E.
Publication year - 1982
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/sssaj1982.03615995004600020045x
Subject(s) - core (optical fiber) , frame (networking) , sampling (signal processing) , environmental science , soil science , geotechnical engineering , geology , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , telecommunications , detector
A simple sampling apparatus was developed to take soil cores for characterizing soil‐water relations. A portable steel frame, which is anchored to the soil surface by the operator's weight and by stakes driven into the soil, provides support for a hand‐operated 2‐ton hydraulic jack which pushes the core cylinder into the soil without impact or vibration. The method is labor‐intensive but provides highquality soil cores.