Abstract
The objective of this project was to study the influence of surcharge pressure and moisture content on thecompressive behavior and bulk density of soybeans. Three varieties were selected with varying dimensions and shapes.Moisture contents of 10.5, 15.0, and 20% were tested at nine surcharge pressures in the range from 0 to 82.8 kPa. Resultsindicated that the bulk densities of different soybean varieties have similar behavior with respect to pressure level andmoisture content, but that the magnitude of bulk density was influenced by variety. Bulk density was influenced by bothpressure level and moisture content. The four-element Burger model was found to adequately describe the bulk density ofsoybeans as a function of pressure for all varieties and moisture levels.
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