A bevameter is a device used in
terramechanics to measure the mechanical properties of
soil
Soil, also commonly referred to as earth or dirt, is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life. Some scientific definitions distinguish ''dirt'' from ''soil'' by restricting the former te ...
. Bevameter technique was developed to measure terrain mechanical properties for the study of vehicle mobility. The bevameter test consists of penetration test to measure normal loads and shear test to determine shear loads exerted by a vehicle. Bevameter area size need to be the size of the wheel or track. DEM analysis can take data from one size and simulate bevameter performance for a different size.
External links
Terrain Trafficability Characterization with a Mobile Robot Ojeda, L., Borenstein, J., Witus, G.
Soil science
Measuring instruments
Earth observation in-situ sensors
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