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Course code: IWS10147o15
Semester: 2015/2016 winter
Name: Physics and chemistry of soils
Major: Water Engineering and Managment
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 5
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż. Grzegorz Pęczkowski
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Knowledge Understands the process and knows the steps to the soil and soil-forming factors, know the basic chemical and physical sorption and biological soil known taxonomy, Bonitations and principles of cartography of soils, soil water known types and their availability, he knows the most important physical and chemical properties of water, and binding of this phenomenon in the soil, such as wet soil matric, infiltration, soil thermal conductivity, dispersion substances, soil water hysteresis or water consumption by plant roots. Knowledge He can evaluate the soil conditions of the area; able to perform soil granulometric determination, is able to carry out basic physical markings and some soil chemical, can use the map of agricultural soil, properly interpreting the results presented, knows how to identify some of the physical properties of the soil water., Can compute resources Water the soil and properly interpret them against the specific conditions of soil water content.

Competences: Social competence (attitudes) Demonstrates understanding of the importance of the lithosphere, in particular as a biologically active soil layer for the development of civilization, understands the importance of soil and its physical and chemical properties, as agricultural production.

Prerequisites: chemistry, biology and ecology

Course content:

Recommended literature: 1. Zawadzki S., 1999. Gleboznawstwo. Wyd. PWRiL Warszawa. 2. Drozd J., Licznar M., Licznar S., Weber J.,1998. Gleboznawstwo z elementami mineralogii i petrografii. Wyd. AR Wrocław. 3. Kowalik P. Zarys Fizyki gruntów, wyd. Politechniki Gdańskiej, 2007. 4. Kowalik P. Agrohydrologia obliczeniowa, Zesz.33, W-wa 2010

Assessment methods: reports of laboratory tests performed and design classes, 2 conferences, written exam. The final score consist of score from classes (45%) and lecture (55%).

Comment: Lecture 1.2: The formation of soils and soil-forming factors, soil profile morphology - basic concepts, and their levels of genetic determination. Soil as a three-phase system. Soil environment. Lecture 3.5: Physical, chemical, sorption, biological soil redox potential, pH, content of major elements and decay. Abundance and fertility of soils. Lecture 6.7: Systematics, bonitation and mapping soils. Agricultural soil maps. Lecture 8: Water, water and heat balance of soil water properties of soils. Lecture 9: Types of soil water, the assessment of their availability. Lecture 10: oozes capillary, the meaning, the type of soil and the amount and rate of capillary rise. Lecture 11: Consumption of water by plant roots, the phenomenon of infiltration. Lecture 12: The hydraulic conductivity in the state and half-saturation method of measuring hydraulic conductivity and soil moisture. Lecture 13: Thermal properties of soils, the continuity equation of transport, dispersion substances. Lecture 14: soil water potential, methods for determining soil water hysteresis phenomenon. Parameterization of the soil medium. Lecture 15: repertory The type and range of exercises: laboratory exercises. Exercise 1: Determination of grain size composition of the soil (classes 1-2). Exercise 2: Determination of specific density and volume and porosity, the chemical (classes 3-5). Exercise 3: Map of soil (classes 6-7). Exercise 4: Calculation of soil moisture, changes in water supply, water content, specific conditions, leaching, breathability and water retention of soils (classes 8-12) Exercise 5: Determination of field water consumption (classes 13-14). Assessment Exercise (class 15).