Reducing Soil Compaction In Agriculture

Authors

Chris Gum, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Justin Manzella, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Brett Kayman, Washington University in St. LouisFollow

Publication Date

Summer 8-15-2019

Document Type

Final Report

Problem Statement

Our project was to prototype a device to reduce compaction in soil during industrial agricultural processes. We chose to highlight tilling as the process to focus on, but our final design could be adapted to work for many different applications.

Author's School

School of Engineering and Applied Science

Author's Department

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Class Name

Mechanical Engineering Design Project (UMSL JME 410)

Recommended Citation

Gum, Chris; Manzella, Justin; and Kayman, Brett, "Reducing Soil Compaction In Agriculture" (2019). Washington University / UMSL Mechanical Engineering Design Project JME 4110. 23.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/jme410/23