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CHAPTER 1. SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

SSC107-Fall 2000 CHAPTER 1, Page - 1 - CHAPTER 1. SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIESC ontents: Soil physics Soil texture Soil surface area Soil structure Volume and mass relationships water content measurements UnitsSOIL PHYSICS: THE STUDY OF THE STATE AND TRANSPORT OF ALL FORM OFMATTER AND ENERGY IN SOILSJ Why study soil physics ???ATMOSPHEREROOTZONESOIL SURFACEVADOSE ZONE CROPSSTREAMGROUNDWATERSOILS: SOURCE OF NUTRIENTS AND water FOR CROP AND PLANT GROWTH CONDUIT BETWEEN SOIL SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER ACT AS FILTER AND A BUFFERSSC107-Fall 2000 CHAPTER 1, Page - 2 -Soils are extremely complex, hence we often simplify to study and understand soil physicalprinciples, , soil particles are spherical soil pores are composed of capillary tubes soil is homogeneoussoil particlessoil gassoil waterSOIL SOLID PHASE IS CHARACTERIZED BY SOIL TEXTURE - SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF SOIL PARTICLES CHEMICAL AND MINERALOGICAL PROPERTIES SHAPE AND SURFACE AREA OF SOIL PARTICLES SOIL STRUCTURE - ARRANGEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL SOIL PARTICLESSoil texture.

subsequent weathering and recomposition into new ones (clay minerals). ... SSC107-Fall 2000 Chapter 1, Page - 11 - The following graph from Greacen (1958), shows the influence of exposure time to ... SSC107-Fall 2000 Chapter 1, Page - 17 - Water content measures: 1. Water content by mass (gravimetric water content: ...

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