| Description |
xiv, 453 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Composition of soil -- 2. Interaction of soil and water -- 3. Measurement of water content and potential -- 4. Principles of water movement in soil -- 5. Distribution of water in soil -- 6. Groundwater in soils and aquifers -- 7. The use of isotopes and other tracers in soil water and groundwater studies -- 8. Soil structure -- 9. Deformation of soil -- 10. Management of soil water -- 11. Soil erosion and conservation -- 12. Chemical transport in soil -- 13. The physical environment of roots -- 14. Plants and soil water -- App. A. SI units and some conversion factors for other units -- App. B. Miscellaneous data including some properties of liquid water at [actual symbol not reproducible] -- App. C. The continuity equation |
| Analysis |
Soils Mechanics |
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Soils Mechanics |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 409-445 |
| Subject |
Soil physics.
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| Author |
Holmes, J. W. (John Winspere), 1921-2008.
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Rose, C. W.
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| LC no. |
95050010 |
| ISBN |
0521451515 (hc) |
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0521457661 (paperback) |
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