Soil Water Content Calculations
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Estudiante:Quispesivana Mamani Aida
Soil water content
ℎ −
= =
Soil water based on volume
= = =
Water layer
−
= × × ( )
100
Water quality: relative sodium concentration with respect to other cations
+
=
++ + ++
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2
How much water should be added to 100 g of soil (oven-dry) to saturate it?
completely its Da: 1.3 g/cc and its Dr: 2.6 g/cc
100 g
= → = = 38.46 cc
2.6 g/cc
100 g
= → = = = 76.92 cc
1.3
= + +
76.92 cc = + 0+ 38.46 cc → = 38.46 cc
= → = × = 38.46 cc × 1 = 38.46 g
2. Determine the irrigation sheet to moisten 20 cm of a loamy soil.
22% CC and currently has a humidity of 17%
Da = 1.4 g/cc
−ℎ
= × ×
100
22 − 17
= × 1.4 × 20 = 1.4 c
100
3. A soil has 38% of field capacity and 17% of permanent wilting point. If we want to irrigate to reach field capacity and the soil has 21%.
of humidity. Calculate the layer of water needed to moisten to the depth
of 18 cm.
38% CC clay soil Da = 1.25 g/cc
−
= × ×
100
38 - 17
= × 1.25 × 18 = 4.72
100
4. How much should it rain to wet the first horizon of a soil with texture up to CC?
frank clay of 14 cm thick, knowing that the current humidity is
under the PM.
CC 25%
PM 13%
Humidity 11%
Da = 1.35 g/cc
−ℎ
= × ×
100
25 − 11
= × 1.35 × 14 = 2.64 cgu
100
5. Determine the gravimetric and volumetric moisture of a loamy soil whose
muestra en húmedo pesa 73.5 g y secado a la estufa 60.2 g. expresarlo en Mg, TM y
m3/ha. Depth: 20cm
loamy soil Da = 1.4 TM/m3
P = 100A× 100 × 0.2 × 1.4 2800 TM
3
ℎ −
%ℎ ( )= × 100
73.5 − 60.2
%ℎ ( )= × 100 = 22%
60.2 g
%ℎ ( )=% ×
%ℎ ( ) = 22 × 1.4 = 30.8%