The QuantiSlakeTest, measuring soil structural stability by dynamic weighing of undisturbed samples immersed in water

Frédéric Marie Vanwindekens and Brieuc François Hardy

Data sets

QST - open data of the article Vanwindekens & Hardy (2022) (1.0) Frédéric M. Vanwindekens and Brieuc F. Hardy https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7142458

slaker - Conduct, analyze and visualize QuantiSlake tests Frédéric M. Vanwindekens https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10030342

Model code and software

slaker: Conduct and visualize QuantiSlakeTest of soil samples Frédéric M. Vanwindekens and C. Roisin https://gitlab.com/FrdVnW/slaker

Notebook with codes, figures and tables - qst-openscience Frédéric M. Vanwindekens and Brieuc F. Hardy https://frdvnw.gitlab.io/qst-openscience/

Interactive computing environment

Notebook with codes, figures and tables - qst-openscience Frédéric M. Vanwindekens and Brieuc F. Hardy https://frdvnw.gitlab.io/qst-openscience/

Video supplement

Présentation du Slaking Lab et introduction à Slaker (partie 1) Frédéric M. Vanwindekens https://youtu.be/J4k1M01jXPQ

Présentation du Slaking Lab et introduction à Slaker (partie 2) Frédéric M. Vanwindekens https://youtu.be/1gOAyz9y-lI

A visualisation of the QuantiSlakeTest, comparing two contrasted samples Frédéric M. Vanwindekens https://youtu.be/G9UweThvHYI

Short summary

Structural stability is critical for sustainable agricultural soil management. We invented a simple test to measure soil structural stability. The QuantiSlakeTest consists of a dynamic weighting of a dried soil sample in water. The test is rapid, does not require expensive equipment and provides a high density of information on soil structural properties. With an open-access programme for data management under development, the test has strong potential for adoption by a large community of users.