
measuring strength of, 124
properties of, 114–115
schematic of, 381
strength of, 115
weakest state of, 180
Aggregate analysis
expression of results of, 126, 127, 128
indices to express results of, 128
Aggregate coalescence, 175
Aggregated (silt+clay) index, 129
Aggregate disruptions, 174
Aggregate geometry models, 507
Aggregate hierarchy model, 107
Aggregate strength method, 127
Aggregation, 65, 96, 99–100
aggregate hierarchy model, 107
biotic factors in, 118
bonding agents for, 110–114
calcium-linkage theory, 101, 102
clay-domain theory, 104, 105
clay-water structure, 101–102
correlation with organic matter, 113–114
distinction between flocculation and, 108–109
edge-surface proximity concept, 102, 103
effect of added organic matter on, 120–121
effect of decline in, 165
effect of drying and wetting on, 116–117
effect of fertility management on, 137
effect of freezing on, 117–118
effect of no-till farming on, 433
effect of soil conditioners on, 138
effect of soil tillage on, 118–120
effect of thawing on, 118
effect of tillage on, 137
effect of water management on, 137
effect of weather on, 169
Emerson’s model, 102–104
factors affecting, 115–121
from farming systems, 136–137
and frozen solids, 631
laboratory methods for assessing, 123–124
methods for improving, 178
methods of assessment for, 121–126
microaggregate theory, 105–107
organic bond theory, 104
pedological methods for assessing, 122–123
POM nucleus model, 107–108
quasi-crystal theory, 104–105
Russell’s theory of crumb formation, 100–101
stages of, 107
and structural formation, 108–114
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