2nd Edition

Soil and Environmental Analysis Physical Methods, Revised, and Expanded

By Keith A. Smith Copyright 2000
    660 Pages
    by CRC Press

    660 Pages
    by CRC Press

    "Reviews a wide range of methods for soil physical analysis. Considers applications, accuracy, measurement time, and cost of equipment. Provides examples of applications."

    Soil water content; matric potential; water release characteristic; hydraulic conductivity of saturated soils; unsaturated hydraulic activity; infiltration; particle size analysis; bulk density; liquid and plastic limits; penetrometer techniques in relation to soil compaction and root growth; tensile strength and friability; root growth - methods of measurement; gas movement and air-filled porosity; soil temperature regime; soil profile description and evaluation.

    Biography

    Smith, Keith A.