SSC 107 - INTRODUCTORY SOIL PHYSICS
COURSE DESCRIPTION - FALL 2002
Instructors
Jan W. Hopmans
123 Veihmeyer Hall
2-3060 or jwhopmans@ucdavis.edu
Dennis E. Rolston
3230 PES (
Telephone: (530)
752-2113
Email: derolston@ucdavis.edu
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday,
Friday from
Monday from
Teaching
Assistant
Nick Rocco
Email: ntrocco@ucdavis.edu
Office Hours: Wednesday 10-12
Reader: Trina
Camping: tjcamping@ucdavis.edu
Office Hours: Monday
Wednesday 12:30-13:30, PES Laboratory
SOIL PHYSICS
Lecture - 3 hours; Laboratory - 3 hours; Discussion - 1 hour
PREREQUISITES:
Soil Science 100, Environmental Resource Science 100, Mathematics 16A, or the
equivalent
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Description of soil physical properties. Principals of water, gas, heat, and
solute movement in soil with selected examples related to soil and water
management. Influence of soil physical properties on transfer processes.
Course Schedule Laboratory Schedule
Also, we provide on-line:
Class Syllabus
and Laboratory Manual
We include on-line problem sets for 2002:
Problem Sets for 2002
Other Links to Soil Physics Courses on the WEB
Laboratory Data for:
1999 Lab 9: Infiltration
2000 Lab 7: Large Column
Schematic View of Head Components
Lab 12: Soil Temperature
2001- Field Lab: Lysimeter Lab 9: Field Infiltration Data
Laboratory 2 Data: (due Wednesday 11/28/01) Oven dry weights of core samples (includes tin wt = 59.3g and sleeve weight = 434.1g)
*Assume particle density = 2.65g/cc
Colombia Sandy Loam = 936.2g, Colombia S.L. (2) = 928.6g, Yolo Loam = 938.7g
Osso Flocco Sand = 980.1g, Osso Flocco Sand (2) = 962.6g, Yucca Mountain Sand = 929.3g
