Course Description
Physical properties and process of soils. Water, heat, and solute movement in soils.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Additional homework and test problems.
Athena Title
Soil Physics
Equivalent Courses
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
Syllabus