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Soil Science

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143PED Z,ZK 5 2P+2C Czech
Garant předmětu:
Michal Sněhota
Lecturer:
Michal Sněhota
Tutor:
Petra Hečková, Marek Petreje, Michal Sněhota
Supervisor:
Department of Landscape Water Conservation
Synopsis:

Soil and the environment. Soil genesis, pedogenetic factors. Soil structure and texture. Physical and physiochemical soil properties. Physical, chemical and biological processes in soils. Soil classification. Soil survey and mapping. Soils of the world. Clay minerals, soil chemistry. Hydrostatic and hydrodynamic behaviour of soil water, capillarity. Determination of soil moisture. Flow of water in variably saturated porous media.

Requirements:

no prerequisites

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Introduction, interdisciplinarity, history, basic terms

2.Soil Formation, pedogenetic factors and processes

3.Clay minerals, soil chemistry- C, N,P,K, ion exchange capacity, soil contamination

4.Soil texture - grain analysis; soil structure - aggregation

5.Physical soil properties - moisture, temperature, water & air

6.Water in soil - capillarity, retention curve

7.Water in soil - moisture measurements

8.Hydraulic characteristics - hydraulic conductivity, vodivost

9.Hydrodynamics - saturated and unsaturated flow

10.Elementary processes: infiltration, evaporation, plant transpiration, moisture capacity, wilting point

11.Soil types - basic classification of soil profiles

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Particle size analysis, solids density.

2. Retention curve of soil moisture, hydraulic conductivity.

3. Chemical properties: pH, el. conductivity, organic carbon

Study Objective:

- understanding

Knowledge of soil type and soil class classification and its characteristics (focusing on landscape engineering).

Study materials:

Sněhota, M., Šanda M. Electronic lectures on-line - Pedologie, web K143, FSv CVUT

Kutílek,M. - Kuráž,V. - Císlerová,M.: Hydropedologie, Praha: ČVUT,2000, [2] Klute,A.(editor): Methods of Soil Analysis. No. 9, Part 1, Physical and Mineralogical Methods, Madison, Wisconsin: 1986, Second Edition, [3] Rowell,D.L.: Soil Science, Methods and Applications, Longman Group UK

Note:
Time-table for winter semester 2023/2024:
06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
roomTH:C-204

08:00–09:50
(lecture parallel1)
Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
C204
roomTH:B-671

10:00–13:50
(lecture parallel1
parallel nr.101)

Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
B671
Thu
Fri
Time-table for summer semester 2023/2024:
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