ABSTRACT Soil saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) and steady-state infiltration rate (SSIR) are essential and necessary soil properties for different geoscience applications. Values of these hydraulic properties for the Brazilian territory are difficult to access and are dispersed in research efforts carried out around the country. This study developed an easy-to-manipulate, freely accessible database of soil saturated hydraulic conductivity, comprising field and laboratory analyses, and steady-state infiltration rates for Brazilian soils. This database was named Ksat-SSIR-DB. One analysis of the Ksat-SSIR-DB […]

ABSTRACT The relation between water content and water potential is a key soil hydraulic property. The presence of rock fragments in soils can affect this property in bulk soil. In this study, we focused on the relation property determined with a WP4 dew point potentiometer. The objective was to evaluate the hypothesis that breaking large gravel-size particles into smaller fragments is a suitable strategy for accurate WP4 measurements in coarse materials without affecting the retention properties. Ten initial samples of […]

Técnicas que envolvem a utilização da instrumentação agronômica com vistas em determinar o conteúdo de água no solo são de grande importância para a pesquisa científica. Independentemente da técnica utilizada, é importante que, na determinação da função K(q), por exemplo, a umidade volumétrica seja determinada de forma precisa e, de preferência, que haja facilidade na sua obtenção. Com o objetivo de comparar a performance da sonda de nêutrons e do TDR com o tensiômetro, buscando verificar a sensibilidade destes equipamentos […]