In this study, degree of soil compaction and rutting caused on the skid road by rubber-tired tractor was investigated in northern pine plantation forest in Turkey. In research area, the cross sections were selected in every 20 meter along the skid road. Penetrometer measurements were made in each cross section. Also, the soil samples were collected to on the skid road and forest site. The rutti...

Volcanic ash deposited on paved surfaces during volcanic eruptions often compromises skid resistance, which is a major component of safety. We adopt the British pendulum test method in laboratory conditions to investigate the skid resistance of road asphalt and airfield concrete surfaces covered by volcanic ash sourced from various locations in New Zealand. Controlled variations in ash characte...

The paper is devoted to the trajectory tracking control task for a differentiallydriven vehicle moving on a plane surface under conditions of the persistent skid-slip phenomena. The Vector Field(s) Orientation (VFO) control strategy, presented originally for undisturbed case in [6], has been reformulated here to the new disturbed motion conditions. The extension of the VFO strategy relies on in...

For any given road layout or curvature skid resistance as property of pavement surface and tyre is a decisive factor limiting the speed threshold for safe driving. Skid resistance is no fixed value and is significantly lowered in case of precipitation depending on form and rate. A further influence factor in such cases is the macro texture of pavements due to their capacity to hold precipitatio...

Skidding is considered to be one of the most stressful works for forest environment. This paper presented results obtained from analysis soil deformation and selected physical mechanical parameters soils on skid trails in Gorce National Park. The study analyzed two horse tractor that are continuous use park. Measurements were recorded before (summer) after (autumn) a total 81 skidding cycles, u...

In this study the impact of production work on the skid roads that have been carried out for many years by manpower animal power or machinery in a beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) stand have been examined. For this purpose, herbaceous understory, forest floor and soil samples were collected from the undisturbed area and the skid road. Weight per unit area (kg ha(-1)), organic matter ratio and mo...

Multiple-wheel all-terrain vehicles without a steering system must use great amounts of power when skid steering. Skid steering is modeled with emphasis put on the ground contact forces of the wheels according to the mass distribution of the vehicle. To increase steering efficiency, it is possible to modify the distribution of the normal contact forces on the wheels. This paper focuses on two a...