In agricultural machinery design and optimization, the discrete element method (DEM) has
played a major role due to its ability to speed up the design and manufacturing process by …

This paper presents a review of soil-machine interaction studies in soil bin test facilities; it
provides an insight on the historical background, concepts, past and present studies and …

Soil–tool interactions are at the centre of many agricultural field operations, including slurry
injection. Understanding of soil–tool interaction behaviours (soil cutting forces and soil …

Successive years of mechanical operations and conservation tillage in Northeast China
have made subsoiling necessary, and the tillage depth can be no less than 40 cm. In this …

The soil-tool interaction can effectively be modeled with discrete element method (DEM)
when a proper contact model and DEM parameters are applied. The interaction of a single …

In no-tillage planting systems, the 'T'-shaped furrow opened by the furrow opener can
effectively preserve soil moisture, ensuring that the seeds are consistently covered by the …

High operating speeds are desirable, different seeding depths are required, and low soil
disturbance is necessary for sowing in no-tillage farming. The effects of operating speed (8 …

The majority of studies dedicated to the dynamic behaviour of agricultural soils are basically
focused on prediction of physical conditions within the soil-tool interface whereas the …

The primary features of an effective and efficient furrow opener include controlled soil
disturbance and low draught and vertical force requirements. When integrated in a no-tillage …

For granular materials, discrete element modeling is one of the best computer tools to
simulate their behavior and interactions. A field experiment was carried out to evaluate the …