| 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 |
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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 |
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Please refer to the Curriculum map of TUAT at https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ |
| Course schedule |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
| Related URL |
| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| English |
| Last update |
| 3/5/2022 10:33:15 PM |