What is a Soil hardness tester?

A soil hardness tester is a device that measures the physical hardness of soil or the ground. There are Yamanaka type and Hasegawa type soil hardness testers. The shape of the device and the detailed principle are different, but in both cases, the hardness is measured based on how much the main body is inserted into the soil. It is mainly used in the agricultural field and civil engineering field (ground engineering, etc.). The Yamanaka type soil hardness tester is available in pocket type, standard type, and popular type in consideration of portability and precision, but the standard type is recommended when accuracy is required.

Application of Soil hardness tester

Soil hardness is used as one of the indicators of soil diagnosis in the fields of agriculture and forestry. For example, if the soil is too hard when planting trees, the root system will not develop sufficiently and it will cause poor growth. The soil may be consolidated by heavy machinery, etc. In such cases, a soil hardness tester is useful. It may also be used to evaluate the soil that forms the ground during building and road construction. It is relatively rarely used in the field of greening, but it is also rarely used for spray greening on slopes.

※Includes information on some trading companies