Consider 1 m3 of the soil surface soil. The soil is in good condition and has 0.45 mineral matter, 0.05 organic matter, 0.2-soil solution, 0.2to0.3 air and 0.3 to 0.2-volume fraction.
1. What is the total volume fraction of pores in this soil surface?
2. Volume fraction of liquid phase required to saturating the soil?
3. What is the mass water required to saturate the soil?
4. What is the mass air in it when completely dry?
5. What is the mass solid phase?
6. What is the mass the soil when it is saturated? And when dry?
7. What is the mass of the soil when the volume fraction of liquid phase is only 0.25?
What is the bulk density of the soil and what is the soil depth or thickness? the bulk density and soil depth are needed to do the calculations and establish soil boundaries. Soil texture and soi particle density would also be helpful.
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