농기계(農機械)의 포장작업시(圃場作業時) 주행성능(走行性能)에 크게 영향(影響)을 미치는 토양경도(土壤硬度)를 깊이별로 측정(測定)하기 위한 토양경도계(土壤硬度計) 개발(開發)을 목적(目的)으로 스트레인 게이지를 이용(利用)한 토양경도계(土壤硬度計)를 제작(製作)하여 경도(硬度)를 측정(測定)한 실험(實驗)에서 얻어진 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. Strain gage를 이용(利用)한 토양경도계(土壤硬度計)의 Calibration곡선(曲線)이 상관계수(相關係數)가 0.99876, Dial gage를 이용(利用)한 기존(旣存) 시험기(試驗器)의 Calibration 곡선(曲線)이 상관계수(相關係數)가 0.97150으로 나타나 Strain gage를 이용(利用)하는 쪽이 더욱 정밀(情密)한 측정(測定)이 가능(可能)하였다. 동일(同一) 토양(土壤)에 대(對)한 측정치(測定置)의 표준편차(標準偏差)는 모래, 논흙 2종(種)의 토양(土壤)에 대(對)하여 각각(各各) Strain gage를 이용(利用)한 토양경도계(土壤硬度計)가 6.794, 8.271, Dial gag를 이용(利用)한 기존(旣存) 시험기(試驗器)가 7.490, 9.161로 나타나 Strain gage를 이용(利用)하는 쪽이 측정오차(測定誤差)가 작았다.
A soil hardness meter with strain gages was developed in order to measure the hardness of the soil. Soil hardness tests were conducted at the laboratory based on this measuring system. Also, these results were compard with that from the cone penetrometer which is widely used for this purpose. The following conclusions were drawn from the results. 1. Since the correlation coefficient of calibration curve obtained from the soil hardness meter with strain gages was 0.99876 and that of calibration curve obtained from the cone penetrometer with dial gage was 0.97150, the soil hardness meter with strain gages was more recomendable than that with dial gage for this purpose. 2. Standard deviations of soil hardness for sands and soil of paddy field when the soil hardness meter with strain gages was used were 6.794 and 8.271, respectively and that of soil hardness for sands and soil of paddy field when the cone penetrometer with dial gage was used were 7.490 and 9.169, respectively. Thus, the soil hardness meter with strain gages seemed to have lower measuring error than with dial gage.
