Professor Mehari Tekeste, University of Iowa | ISTVS Terramechanics Bite
Channel: ISTVS
Date: 2021-09-09

Welcome to the ISTVS Digital Event Series — terramechanics bites by established researchers and informal student-led research seminars.

September 8 Terramechanic Bite
0800 EDT / 1400 CEST / 2100 JST

Dr. Mehari Tekeste | Soil Machine Dynamics Laboratory (SMDL)
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, lowa State University (ISU)

~ joined by ~
Elnaz Ebrahimi-Mollabashi
Postdoctoral associate, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University
Pius Jjagwe | Nisreen Alkhalifa | Jong-Myung Noh | Saeth Sanchez
Graduate students, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University

At this ISTVS digital seminar, Dr. Tekeste will introduce the newly established Soil Machine Dynamics Laboratory at lowa State University and the capability of SMDL's state-of-the-art testing equipment.

The soil machine dynamics research group of Dr. Tekeste's lab at lowa State University supports research programs on soil compaction, traction, and tillage for off-road equipment design, performance analysis, and simulation modeling related to mobility systems, ground engaging tools (GETs), and low-stress abrasive GETs wear research. The SMDL consists of this equipment: a single-tire mobility soil bin, GETs soil bin, and circular wear testing bin.