Units & Basic Physical Properties

Units & Basic Physical Properties

1. Base units

   • M, L, Area, Volume, Time, Current, Temperature, Amount

2. Derived Units

   • Velocity, Flux, Acceleration, Force, Work/Energy, Density, Pressure, Electrical Charge, Electric Potential, Specific heat capacity, thermal conductivity

3. Soil as a 3 phase system

4. Abbreviations and symbols

   • Ms, Mw, Ma, Mt, Vs, Vw, Va, Vt

5. Basic Properties: Memorize

   • Particle density, dry bulk density, wet bulk density, porosity, void ratio, gravimetric water, volumetric water, degree of saturation, air filled porosity, soil water storage