Course title
Soil and Water   [Soil and Water]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year   Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 18142
Instructor(s)
斎藤 広隆   [SAITO Hirotaka]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
Learn about the interaction of soil and water and its concepts, measurement method, and the basis of evaluation methods. Especially the lecture focuses on water retention of soil and movement of water in the soil. Students will learn that knowledge can be applied to agricultural issues, irrigation management, water resource conservation, soil/groundwater pollution prevention, and remediation.

Expected Learning
Please refer to the Curriculum map of TUAT at
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
1. Soil Physical Properties
2. Soil and Water
2. Soil Water Potential
3. Soil Water Retention
4. Saturated Water Flow I
5. Saturated Water Flow II
6. Unsaturated Water Flow I
7. Unsaturated Water Flow II
8. Infiltration, Redistribution, and Evaporation
9. Agriculture and Soil Physics
10. Environmental Problems
Prerequisites
Comply with the standard hours based on the university rules.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Course materials will be provided.
References
Soil Physics, 6th Edition by Jury and Horton, Wiley, 2006
Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics, Daniel Hillel, Academic Press, 2003
Assessment/Grading
Homework/Exercise 50%, Final exam or report, 50%
Message from instructor(s)
Please download the materials from Google Classroom.
Course keywords
Unsaturated Soil, Soil Physics, Water Flow, Soil Contaminants
Office hours
By appointment only.
Remarks 1
Lectures will be given on Sept 16 & 17, 2021.
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
English
Last update
3/5/2022 10:33:15 PM