bulk density

collocation in English

meaningsofbulkanddensity

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bulk
noun
uk
/bʌlk/us
/bʌlk/
something or someone that is ...
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density
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈden.sɪ.ti/us
/ˈden.sə.t̬i/
the number of people or things in a place when compared with the size of ...
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(Definition ofbulkanddensityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There are also useful chapters on project design and sampling,bulkdensitymeasurement and a brief chapter on the role of modelling.
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It is true that improvements in soil quality cause better water holding capacity,bulkdensity, and nutrient cycling.
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Effects of sward height andbulkdensityon bite dimensions of cattle grazing homogeneous swards.
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Careful documentation of sampling depth and measurement ofbulkdensityis essential for understanding the temporal dynamics exhibited by many soil properties.
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In contrast, a study showing greaterbulkdensityin no-till fields30 sampled from fields converted from conventional tillage to no-till within the past 5 years.
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The soils were weighed, and air-drybulkdensitywas calculated.
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To measurebulkdensity, the top 5 cm of the soil was taken with a core sampler (5 cm in length; 5 cm in diameter).
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Highbulkdensitymight also limit oxygen diffusion into the soil profile.
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The larger value of the flow rate is, therefore, reflected in the increase of the averagebulkdensity.
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Estimating precompression stress of structured soils on the basis of aggregate density and drybulkdensity.
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Compaction increased soilbulkdensityand penetration resistance and decreased porosity and per meability.
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For each site, the averagebulkdensity(n = 5 measurements per site) was used to convert gravimetric data to volumetric.
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The surface layer density is close to thebulkdensity.
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If much, or all, of the exsolved volatile phase remains trapped within the replenishing layer, thebulkdensityof the layer will decrease.
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The weight of soil in each plot was calculated usingbulkdensity(mean value of 1.13 g cm - 3) measured by the core method19.
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Subsoiling resulted in measurable improvement in cone index,bulkdensity, infiltration rate, and average water content.
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All volumetric data were calculated using the averagebulkdensityfor five samples.
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Volumetric water content andbulkdensitywere calculated from soil mass and core volume.
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