PRINCIPLES OF SOIL PHYSICS

By ROBERT MOORE

CONTENTS 1 IMPORTANCE OF SOIL PHYSICS 2 BASIC DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS 3 SOIL SOLIDS 4 SOIL STRUCTURE 5 POROSITY 6 MANIFESTATIONS OF SOIL STRUCTURE 7 SOIL STRENGTH AND COMPACTION 8 SOIL RHEOLOGY AND PLASTICITY 9 WATER 10 SOIL’S MOISTURE CONTENT 11 SOIL-MOISTURE POTENTIAL 12 WATER FLOW IN SATURATED SOILS 13 WATER FLOW IN UNSATURATED SOILS 14 WATER INFILTRATION IN SOIL 15 SOIL WATER EVAPORATION 16 SOLUTE TRANSPORT 17 SOIL TEMPERATURE AND HEAT FLOW IN SOILS 18 SOIL AIR AND AERATION 19 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF GRAVELLY SOILS 20 SPECIAL PROBLEMS