Geology 305 - Soils and Hydrology

Lecture Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 to 9:15

Location: 244 Stillwell Building

Lab Times: Section 32 - Fridays from 1:00 to 2:50

Section 33 - Fridays from 3:00 to 3:50

Location: 253 Stillwell Building

View of the Kephardt Prong of the Occonoluftee River in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Course Description:

The goal of this course is to provide an overview of soils and hydrology. Specific topics we will investigate include soil properties and classification, soil strength properties and site characterization, soil biogechemical properties and processes, the water cycle, and the hydrology of soil, runoff and groundwater. In each of these topics, environmental and land use considerations will be addressed. As much as possible, we will take a systems (i.e. integrated) approach to the study of soils and hydrology. This approach requires a high level of understanding of each of the topics we investigate.

Texts

Elements of the Nature and Properties of Soils by Brady and Weil (from bookstore)

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Assignments

Lab 3 - Assignment: Grain Size Distributions

Resources

NRCS Field Guide for Describing Soils

Graphic Core Log Template (.ppt) | (.pdf)

Final Exam

Tuesday, May 12, 2006 at 12:00 noon in Stillwell 244