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| Course ID: | CRSS 4600/6600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Soil Physics | Course
Description: | Physical properties and process of soils. Water, heat, and solute movement in soils. | | Oasis Title: | Soil Physics | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in CRSS 4600E or CRSS 6600E | | Prerequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060-3060L and (MATH 2200 or MATH 2250) and (PHYS 1111-1111L or PHYS 1211-1211L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | 1) Describe the physical and hydrologic properties and processes of soils. The
emphasis is on soil water and chemical movement in the unsaturated (vadose) zone and
it differs from other hydrology courses offered at the University in this respect.
2) There is also an emphasis on learning how to measure water content and associated
properties of soil and the laboratory exercises are chosen for this purpose | | Topical Outline: | 1. Primary soil particles
2. Secondary soil particles
3. Soil water content and potential
4. Steady water flow
5. Heat transport
6. Solute transport
7. Non-steady water flow | |
| Course ID: | CRSS 4600L/6600L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. |
| Course Title: | Soil Physics Laboratory |
Course
Description: | Physical properties and processes of soils. Water, heat, and
solute movement in soils. |
| Oasis Title: | SOIL PHYSICS LAB |
| Corequisite: | CRSS 4600/6600 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | To learn how to analyze the physical properties of a soil
related to water, heat, and solute transport. |
| Topical Outline: | Collect soil samples (Lab exercise 1)
Water characteristic lab (Lab exercise 2)
Particle size distribution analysis (Lab exercise 3)
TDR calibration, automation, and field measurements (Lab
exercise 4)
Tensiometer measurements (Lab exercise 5)
Laboratory saturated hydraulic conductivity analysis (Lab
exercise 6)
Field saturated hydraulic conductivity (Lab exercise 7)
Thermocouple and data logger lab (Lab exercise 8)
Adsorption isotherm lab (Lab exercise 9)
Column breakthrough curves (Lab exercise 10) |
| Course ID: | CRSS 4600E/6600E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Soil Physics |
Course
Description: | Physical properties and process of soils. Water, heat, and
solute movement in soils. |
| Oasis Title: | SOIL PHYSICS |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in CRSS 4600/6600 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060-3060L and (MATH 2200 or MATH 2250) and (PHYS 1111-1111L or PHYS 1211-1211L) |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | 1) Describe the physical and hydrologic properties and
processes of soils. The emphasis is on soil water and chemical
movement in the unsaturated (vadose) zone and it differs from
other hydrology courses offered at the University in this
respect.
2) There is also an emphasis on learning how to measure water
content and associated properties of soil and the laboratory
exercises are chosen for this purpose. |
| Topical Outline: | There will be three lectures each week (Monday, Wednesday,
Friday). Class participation in discussions is encouraged.
Problem sets will be assigned, posted online, and graded every
other week. Several problems in each set will require the use
of Microsoft Excel. All problems are due on the Monday
following the week in which they are assigned. Working together
on the problem sets is encouraged. There will be two exams and
a final exam. The course syllabus is a general plan for the
course; deviations announced to the class may be necessary.
Topics to be covered:
Chapter 1. Soil Solid Phase
Chapter 2. Soil Water Content and Potential
Chapter 3. Steady Water Flow
Chapter 4. Heat Transport
Chapter 5. Transient Water Flow
Chapter 6. Solute Transport |
Syllabus: No Syllabus Available
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