Soil Science

Garant předmětu:

Martin Šanda

Lecturer:

Martin Šanda

Tutor:

Martin Šanda

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:

none

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

Laboratories are organized in 3 blocks of 4 hours .

Study Objective:

- understanding

Knowledge of soil type and soil class classification and its characteristics (focusing on water management).

Study materials:

? Kutílek,M. - Kuráž,V. - Císlerová,M.: 2004: Hydropedologie 10. Skriptum CVUT. 176 s. ISBN 80-01-02237-4.

? Rowell,D.L.: Soil Science, Methods and Applications, Longman Group UK, ISBN 13: 978-0-582-08784-2

: Šanda, M., Sněhota, M. Elektronické přednášky on-line - Hydropedologie, web K143, FSv CVUT, http://storm.fsv.cvut.cz/pro-studenty/predmety/bakalarske-studijni-programy/stavebni-inzenyrstvi-bc/vodni-hospodarstvi-a-vodni-stavby-bc/hydropedologie/?lang=cz

: Klute,A.(editor): Methods of Soil Analysis. No. 9, Part 1, Physical and Mineralogical Methods, Madison, Wisconsin: 1986, Second Edition, https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/books/pdfs/sssabookseries/methodsofsoilan1/frontmatter

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: