ground pressure
Weight per area
Ground pressure is the force exerted on a surface by an object's weight, distributed across its contact area.
Low ground pressure allows heavy vehicles or animals to traverse soft terrain without sinking: Wide tracks give tanks lower ground pressure than wheeled vehicles.
Snowshoes work by spreading a person's weight to reduce ground pressure on snow.
- tracked vehiclesMachines using continuous treads
- tank treadsLooped belts replacing wheels
- snowmobilesMotorized vehicles for snow
- bulldozersTracked earth-pushing machines
- heavy equipmentIndustrial construction machinery
soil compaction · load bearing · geotextiles · stress analysis · excavators · off-road vehicles · agricultural machinery · construction equipment · drainage systems · material fatigue · hydraulic systems · weight distribution · permafrost
- heavy equipmentexcavator, excavators, bulldozers, loader, backhoe
- load classessingle lane
- soil propertiessoil classification, moisture content, water content, porosity, permeability
ground pressureflotation
Ability to stay afloat
hovering · weightlessness · gross weight · buoyancy · pressure relief
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