METHOD FOR DETERMINING WATER STABILITY OF SOIL AGGREGATES Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC G01N33/24 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: method consists of selection of aggregates, putting them into water and observing the process of their decay. Moreover, soil aggregates before placing into water are placed in cells which size is similar to the sizes of the aggregates, and in their bottom there are holes of the same size of the cell. From below the cells have a wire that divides the cell into two parts and maintenances undecayed aggregates, and enables the aggregates decayed in the water to fall out of the cell. The destruction of the aggregates in water is determined by visualisation of the wires in the cells. The cassette with the cells, where the aggregates are placed, is covered with a perforated transparent material to prevent floating of the aggregates and to enable the air to go out.

EFFECT: method improves the accuracy of water stability of soil aggregates.

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