Environmental soil physics / Daniel Hillel ; with contributions by A.W. Warrick, R.S. Baker, C. Rosenzweig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hillel, Daniel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soil physics--Environmental aspects.

Soil physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (801 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego, CA : Academic Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Environmental Soil Physics is a completely updated and modified edition of the Daniel Hillels previous, successful books, Introduction to Soil Physics and Fundamentals of Soil Physics. Hillel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, one of the true leaders in the field of environmental sciences. The new version includes a chapter and problems on computational techniques, addresses current environmental concerns and trends.* Updates and expands the scope of Hillel's prior works, Fundamentals of Soil Physics (1980)and Applications of Soil Physics (1980)

Contents:

Front Cover; ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL PHYSICS; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Part I: BASIC RELATIONSHIPS; CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOILS; Introduction; Weathering and Soil Formation; The Soil Profile; Soil as a Three-Phase System; Volume and Mass Relationships of Soil Constituents; Sample Problems; CHAPTER 2. PROPERTIES OF WATER IN RELATION TO POROUS MEDIA; Introduction; An Anomalous Fluid; Molecular Structure; Hydrogen Bonding; States of Water; Ionization and pH; Solvent Properties of Water; Osmotic Pressure; Solubility of Gases

Adsorption of Water on Solid SurfacesVapor Pressure; Surface Tension; Curved Water Surfaces and Hydrostatic Pressure; Contact Angle of Water on Solid Surfaces; The Phenomenon of Capillarity; Density and Compressibility; Dynamic and Kinematic Viscosity; Sample Problems; Part II: THE SOLID PHASE; CHAPTER 3. PARTICLE SIZES AND SPECIFIC SURFACE; Introduction; Textural Fractions; Textural Classes; Particle Size Distribution; Mechanical Analysis; Definition of Specific Surface; Measuring Specific Surface by Adsorption; Estimating Specific Surface by Calculation; Sample Problems

CHAPTER 4. NATURE AND BEHAVIOR OF CLAYIntroduction; Structure of Clay Minerals; The Principal Clay Minerals; The Electrostatic Double Layer; Ion Exchange; Hydration and Swelling; Flocculation and Dispersion; Humus: The Organic Constituent of Soil Colloids; Sample Problems; CHAPTER 5. SOIL STRUCTURE AND AGGREGATION; Introduction; Types of Soil Structure; Structure of Granular Soils; Structure of Aggregated Soils; Additional Factors Affecting Aggregation; Characterization of Soil Structure; Aggregate Size Distribution; Aggregate Stability; Classification of Soil Pores; Soil Crusting

Soil ConditionersHydrophobic Soil Aggregates; Sample Problems; Part Ill: THE LIQUID PHASE; CHAPTER 6. CONTENT AND POTENTIAL OF SOIL WATER; Introduction; Mass and Volume Ratios; Measurement of Soil Wetness; Energy State of Soil Water; Total Soil-Water Potential; Gravitational Potential; Pressure Potential; Osmotic Potential; Revised Terminology; Quantitative Expressions of Soil-Water Potential; Soil-Moisture Characteristic Curve; Hysteresis; Measurement of Soil-Moisture Potential; Sample Problems; CHAPTER 7. FLOW OF WATER IN SATURATED SOIL; Introduction; Darcy's Law

Gravitational, Pressure, and Total Hydraulic HeadsFlow in a Vertical Column; Flow in a Composite Column; Flux, Flow Velocity, and Tortuosity; Hydraulic Conductivity, Permeability, and Fluidity; Limitations of Darcy's Law; Relation of Permeability to Pore Geometry; Homogeneity and Isotropy; Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated Soils; Equations of Saturated Flow; Sample Problems; CHAPTER 8. FLOW OF WATER IN UNSATURATED SOIL; Introduction; Flow in Unsaturated Versus Saturated Soil; Relation of Conductivity to Suction and Wetness; Equations of Unsaturated Flow; Hydraulic Diffusivity

The Boltzmann Transformation

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-02498-8

9786611024987

0-08-054415-0

OCLC:

476066212