Transport Processes 1

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Department of Irrigation, Drainage and Landscape

Synopsis:

Engineering description of water movement and solute transport in a soil profile. Hydraulic characteristics of porous media. Retention function aproximation, retention curve and hydraulic conductivity estimation.Field vs laboratory measurements. Basics of modelling.

Requirements:

none

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Study Objective:

The course will provide knowledge of soil characteristics, water flow in soil and soil moisture monitoring.

Study materials:

[1] Císlerová, M., Vogel, T.:Transportní procesy, skripta ČVUT v Praze, 1998, [2] Bear, J., Verruijt, A.: Modelling Groundwater Flow and Pollution: Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media, Kluwer, Amsterdam, 1994

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: