Fall, 2019
Important Dates
Exam
1: Friday, October 4
Exam 2: Friday,
November 15
Exam 3: Friday, December 13 @8:00 a.m.
Field Trip: Sunday,
Oct. 27(8 a.m.- 6 p.m.)
Class Notes
Test 1:
Test 2:
Rock Weathering and
Clay Mineralogy
Test 3:
Soil Erosion and Erosion
Control
Soil Biology and Organic Matter
Engineering Classification
of Soils
Engineering
Properties of Soils
Laboratory
Formats
Procedures for estimating soil
texture in the field
Procedures
for grain size analysis in the laboratory
Report
Format for Grain Size Analysis of Soils
Due Friday, October 11, 16:00
Erosion Control Plan due Wednesday, Nov. 20th
Using Google Earth for Soil Series Identification
Google Earth
Overlay of Profile Locations
Useful Tools Via Google Earth
Soil Field Trip
Excursions
Homework
Web Links
Field Methods for Determining
Soil Texture
Course Readings
Video Clips
