Physics (Soils)

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Aggregate Stability: Its Relation to Organic Matter Constituents and Other Soil Properties Aggregate Stability: Its Relation to Organic Matter Constituents and Other Soil Properties: A paper by T.B.S. Christopher, 1996. (Physics) http://www.agri.upm.edu.my/jst/resources/as/om_toc.html Web Science Web Science: Interactive tutorials on soil taxonomy, texture and calculation of soil physical properties (New Mexico State University). (Physics) http://webscience.nmsu.edu/ Tutorials in Soil Physics Tutorials in Soil Physics: These tutorials range in difficulty from college sophomore to the senior/graduate/postdoctoral level. They begin with the basics and extend to a new exact solution to Richards' equation for unsaturated horizontal and vertical flow. (Physics) http://www.aquarien.com/sptutor/index.htm Determination of the plastic limit and plasticity index for soil Determination of the plastic limit and plasticity index for soil: The plastic limit is that moisture content of a soil at which it becomes too dry to be plastic, used together with the liquid limit to determine the plasticity index which when plotted against the liquid limit on the plasticity chart enables the classific (Physics) http://www.civl.port.ac.uk/projects/geotech/geo5.html Soil texture and structure Soil texture and structure: Detailed description of a lab work assignment. (Physics) http://syllabus.syr.edu/ESF/RDBRIGGS/FOR345/labtext03.htm Bulk Density and Pore Space Bulk Density and Pore Space: Description of bulk density and pore space, and how texture and structure may affect these soil properties. (Physics) http://syllabus.syr.edu/esf/rdbriggs/for345/labtext05.htm Guidelines for soil sampling Guidelines for soil sampling: Detailed explanation of how to do soil sampling in order to achieve reliable results. (Physics) http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/Soil/g1000.htm Factors of Soil Aggregation Factors of Soil Aggregation: A student paper by Erik Ekdahl and Mary Savina, 1996. (Physics) http://www.acad.carleton.edu/curricular/GEOL/classes/geo258/studentswork/Ekdahl.html