Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 99)
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421-470 "Soil Manipulation Processes" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering (v4, p99) : Next:421-475 | Prev:421-469
Credit points: 6.00
Contact: 18 hours of lectures and 8 hours tutorials/practical work
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
At the conclusion of this subject students should:
- be able to define the objectives of tillage for land preparation and its quality
- be able to describe tillage systems used in Australia
- be able to appreciate the relationship between soil manipulation and the potential for soil degradation
- be able to describe the effects on soil structure of traction and compaction
Content:
Objectives of tillage for land preparation. Tillage quality. Tillage systems used in Australia. Energy inputs, Traction. Compaction. Trafficability. Effect of soil manipulation on infiltration, conductvity, moisture storage, runoff, evaporation and heat flow.
Assessment:
A two-hour examination; reports and assignments up to a total of 30 pages.
1. Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering (v4, p99) : Next:421-475 | Prev:421-469
2. Agriculture, Faculty of Agric, For & Hort (v4, p20) : Next:421-467 | Prev:421-458
Year 4 Agriculture.
Credit points: 8
Coordinator: Dr G. A. Moore
Prerequisite: 421-030 Engineering for Agriculture or 3rd Year Environmental Engineering
Contact: 18 lectures and 8 hours tutorials/practical work.
Timetable: First semester
See additional details under the Civil Engineering subject above.
* Note that CONTACT, COORDINATOR, POINTS, PREREQUISITES differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
2. Agriculture, Faculty of Agric, For & Hort (v4, p20) : Next:421-467 | Prev:421-458
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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