Lectures related to Soil Water Potential: Concepts and Expressions

Soil Science: Water in Soil

Explores water properties in soil, including capillary pressure and hydraulic charge measurement.

Soil Water Stock Estimation and Management

Covers the estimation of soil water stock and irrigation management.

Steady Flow through Unsaturated Zone

Covers the steady flow through the unsaturated zone and explores special cases.

Geomechanics: Suction and Shear Strength

Covers suction, shear strength, desiccation consequences, and retaining structures in unsaturated soils.

Darcy's Law in Saturated Soil

Explores Darcy's law in saturated soil, hydraulic conductivity, flow rates, and soil properties.

Unsaturated Soils: Water Retention and Mechanical Behavior

Explores unsaturated soil behavior, emphasizing water retention and mechanical properties.

Retaining Structures: Geomechanics

Explores the design and analysis of retaining structures, lateral earth pressure, and unsaturated soils.

Water Potential in Soil: Concepts and Applications

Explains water potential in soil, suction in unsaturated soil, and their importance in water quality modeling.

Critical State Concept: Unsaturated Soils

Explores the critical state concept in geomechanics, focusing on unsaturated soils and Terzaghi's effective stress validity.

Darcy's Law and Hydraulic Conductivity

Discusses Darcy's law, tortuosity factor, deviations, and conductivity measurement methods.

Energy of Water in Soil

Explores the energy dynamics of water in soil, emphasizing the role of energy differences in driving water flow and the significance of suction in soil.

Humid Air and Water Vapor: Properties and Behavior

Explores the properties and behavior of humid air and water vapor.

Ideal Gas Law and Humidity Control

Covers the ideal gas law, molar mass, absolute temperature, and humidity control concepts.

Hydraulic Head Determination

Explains hydraulic head determination using piezometers and tensiometers in saturated and unsaturated zones.

Hydraulic Profiles and Pressure Losses

Covers hydraulic profiles, pressure losses, mechanical energy, efficiency, and momentum balance in fluid flow.

Soil Hydraulic Conductivity and Water Transfers

Explores soil hydraulic conductivity, water transfers, and plant root extraction modeling.

Hydraulic Head Determination in Unsaturated Soil

Explains hydraulic head determination in unsaturated soil and the relationship between suction and water content.

Darcy's Law in Saturated Soil

Explains Darcy's law in saturated soil and the conservation equation for heat transformations within the system.

Soil Phases: Solid, Liquid, Gas

Explores the properties of solid, liquid, and gaseous phases in soil, including water behavior and key concepts like capillarity and surface tension.

Infiltration Capacity and Water Profiles

Discusses infiltration capacity and water profiles under various flow conditions.