Soil-vehicle interaction
Abstract
The interaction between vehicles and soils has long been a topic of interest to military, vehicle and agricultural engineers. The areas which have received Study include: The resistance to motion of a towed or driven vehicle in various soils The relative efficiency of tracked and wheeled vehicles on specific soils The displacement of soil particles beneath a traversing wheel The sinkage of vehicles on deforming soils The disturbance and compaction of soils due to the passage of vehicles The slip of vehicles on soils due to particle movement beneath rotating wheels
Fields of Study & Subjects
Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
Geotechnical and construction materials studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 763–772
- Publication date
- 26 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter