AKTU Mechanics of Tillage and Traction (BAG061) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 3rd Year
Mechanics of Tillage and Traction BAG061
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Syllabus — Mechanics of Tillage and Traction
Download PDFBAG061 · 3 credits · L-T-P 3-0-0
| Scheme and Credits | L-T-P | Theory Marks Test Assig/Att. | Sessional | Total | Credit |
| 3-0-0 | 100 | 30 | 20 | 150 | 3 |
| Pre-requisites (if any) | Basic knowledge of mechanics, soil mechanics and farm machinery. |
Course Outcomes
Course Outcomes
Course Outcomes
| CO 1 | Know mechanics of tillage tools and various engineering properties of soil. | K 2 |
| CO 2 | Analyze the design of tillage tools, principles of soil cutting and Measurement of draft. | K K & K 2, 3 4 |
| CO 3 | Understand and analyze the mechanics of traction. | K & K 2 4 |
| CO 4 | Know the geometry of different traction devices such as tyres and tracks also analyze the use of GIS in soil dynamics. | K & K 2 4 |
| CO 5 | Analyze the weight transfer and tractor loading including placement and traction aids. | K 4 |
K - Remember, K - Understand, K - Apply, K - Analyze, K -Evaulate, K - Create
Course Content
Introduction to mechanics of tillage tools, methods of soil testing, engineering properties of soil, principles and concepts, stress strain relationship. Measurement of static and dynamic soil parameter and soil compaction and plant growth.
Design of tillage tools, principles of soil cutting, design equation, force acting on tillage tools such as MB plough & cultivator, application of dimensional analysis in soil dynamics of tillage tools. Measurement of draft of various tillage tools like passive and oscillatory.
Introduction to traction and mechanics, off road traction and mobility, traction model, traction improvement, traction prediction.
Tyre size, tyre lug geometry and their effects, tyre testing Variability and geo statistic, application of GIS in soil dynamics.
Weight transfer and tractor loading including placement and traction aids; Studies on tyres, tracks and treads under different conditions, and soil compaction and number of operations.
Suggested Readings
- Jones, F.R. Farm Gas Engines and Tractors
- Barger, E.L.; Lijedehl, J.B; Carleton, W.B. and Mc Kibben, E.G. Tractors and their Power Units.
- Moses and Frost. Farm Power.
- Smith HP and LH Wilkey. Farm Machinery and Equipment.
- Culpin Claude. Farm Machinery.
- Gill and Vandenberg.1968. Soil Dyanamics in Tillage and Traction. Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Govt. Printing Press, Washington, D.C.
- Macmillan, R.H.2002. The Mechanics of Tractor-Implement Performance. International Development Technologies Centre, University of Melbourne.
- Terzaghi, K and P. Ralph B. 1967. Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practices. John Willey & Sons.
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