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Further Requirements and Practical Suggestions<br />

9 FURTHER REQUIREMENTS AND PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS<br />

� An investigation of vertical and horizontal soil displacement characteristic under<br />

the application of higher track and tyre slippage.<br />

� Future work would need to show whether there is a difference on total soil dis-<br />

placement due to lug height; ideally with a lugged and an unlugged tyre.<br />

� Linking pressure transition throughout the soil to soil displacement.<br />

� Improving the prediction of contact pressure particularly for under and overinflated<br />

tyres as existing predictions proofed to be unsatisfactory in this range.<br />

� Agronomical study enlightening the monetary benefit from tracked vs. wheeled<br />

machinery and ideally comparing tracked vs. wheeled mechanization schemes.<br />

� A different attachment system for the tracks might be useful in order to evenly bal-<br />

ance the tracks under traction, thereby improving their performance in context with<br />

soil compaction.<br />

� The influence of VCL parameters on the predicted shape of the soil displacement<br />

curve would be interesting as from the in-situ track VCL it appears as if the curva-<br />

ture is slightly different than after tyres.<br />

� The VCL, however obtained, obviously depends on the stress configuration of mi-<br />

nor and major principal stresses. Therefore it would be beneficial to set up a more<br />

general relationship between those properties.<br />

� If it was possible to link drop cone data (Godwin et al., 1991) to small scale plate<br />

sinkage data deriving an in-situ VCL, a second field - possible method for deriving<br />

in-situ VCL parameters was available besides full size machinery.<br />

� A further improvement of track design with respect to belt width and tension and<br />

roller distribution would be beneficial. Smoothening pressure peaks while simulta-<br />

neously maintaining the insensitivity of the system against dirt would be beneficial.<br />

� Confirming the findings of the LPPL with TexScan due to a better defined contact<br />

area and measuring displacement simultaneously with pressure would allow more<br />

detailed information about tracks.<br />

� An investigation into the effect of concentration factor onto pressure transition<br />

throughout soils at different densities to confirm/validate/evaluate the findings of<br />

this study and Etienne and Steinemann.<br />

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

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