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Ancillary Experiments<br />

soil forward (+2 mm) which was not significantly different from zero. In both cases<br />

this is limited to the top 150 mm in weak soil conditions.<br />

� The influence of lugs on variation in soil displacement could statistically be proven<br />

to a depth of 100 mm. At 200 mm depth and below the influence of lugs could not<br />

be statistically verified.<br />

� Load per perimeter length describes measured increase in DBD more accurately<br />

than contact pressure for full size tyres. Overall relative soil density increase can<br />

accurately be described by the reciprocal of contact area, perimeter, and an interac-<br />

tion term for both full size and small scale sinkage results. The validity is empha-<br />

sized by an insignificant intercept making the prediction zero when it should be<br />

zero.<br />

� The time history of pressure application has an important influence on sinkage. A<br />

pressure peak lead to 1/3 more sinkage than constant pressure.<br />

� The punching soil failure observed by this study and others can be explained by<br />

plate sinkage theory and passive earth pressure theory.<br />

Ph.D. Thesis Dirk Ansorge (2007)<br />

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