Fundamentals of Soil Physics

✍ Scribed by Daniel Hillel (Auth.)

• Year: 1980
• Leaves: 405
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Preface, Pages xiii-xv
Acknowledgments, Page xvii
1 - The Task of Soil Physics, Pages 3-5
2 - General Physical Characteristics of Soils, Pages 6-20
3 - Properties of Water in Relation to Porous Media, Pages 21-52
4 - Texture, Particle Size Distribution, and Specific Surface, Pages 55-69
5 - Nature and Behavior of Clay, Pages 71-92
6 - Soil Structure and Aggregation, Pages 93-119
7 - Soil Water: Content and Potential, Pages 123-165
8 - Flow of Water in Saturated Soil, Pages 166-194
9 - Flow of Water in Unsaturated Soil, Pages 195-232
10 - Movement of Solutes and Soil Salinity, Pages 233-261
11 - Soil Air and Aeration, Pages 265-284
12 - Soil Temperature and Heat Flow, Pages 287-317
13 - Stress–Strain Relations and Soil Strength, Pages 318-354
14 - Soil Compaction and Consolidation, Pages 355-385
Bibliography, Pages 387-405
Index, Pages 407-413