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AGR3903 Soil and Water Engineering Practice 2

Semester 2, 2020 External
Short Description: Soil & Water Eng Practice 2
Units : 0
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department : School of Civil Engineering and Surveying
Student contribution band : Band 2
ASCED code : 010709 - Soil Science
Grading basis : Pass/Not Pass

Staffing

Examiner:

Synopsis

Agricultural and Environmental Engineers require a practical understanding of the processes governing soil and water behaviour in the environment. This course provides students with a practical introduction to the factors influencing soil formation and the techniques associated with the field description and classification of soils. Laboratory classes will be conducted to enable students to identify major factors influencing soil chemical and physical properties. Field measurement of important soil/water parameters and processes such as soil moisture content, infiltration, hydraulic conductivity and aquifer transmissivity will be undertaken. The course will also build on the hydraulics undertaken in the earlier soil and water practice course particularly in the areas of varied and unsteady flows.

This course contains a mandatory residential school.

Objectives

The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate an understanding of the factors influencing soil formation and the relationships between soils and landscapes;
  2. undertake the field description and classification of soils;
  3. demonstrate an understanding of basic laboratory testing procedures required in soil science;
  4. apply techniques for the evaluation of irrigation performance in the field;
  5. analyse data from a pumping test on a groundwater well and determine the transmissivity and storativity of an aquifer;
  6. communicate results and conclusions effectively as a team through a written report;
  7. undertake critical self-review and reflection against course objectives as a primary means of tracking personal development needs and achievements;
  8. perform appropriate occupational health and safety assessments.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Soil formation, description and classification 25.00
2. Soil science testing procedures 30.00
3. Irrigation performance evaluation 25.00
4. Groundwater Hydraulics 20.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

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There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Chadwick, AJ, Morfett, JC & Borthwick, M 2013, Hydraulics in civil and environmental engineering, 5th edn, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Isbell, RF 2016, The Australian soil classification, 2nd edn, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria.
(Revised Edition (Held as eBook EBSUU) (Electronic Version: .)
Kruseman, GP & de ridder, NA 1990, Analysis and evaluation of pumping test data, 2nd edn, International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement, Wageningen, Netherlands.
(Electronic Version: .)
McDonald, RC, Isbell, RF, Speight, JG, Walker, J & Hopkins, MS 2008, Australian soil and land survey: field handbook, 3rd edn, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Vic.
Singer, MJ & Munns, DS 2006, Soils: an introduction, 6th edn, Prentice Hall, Upper Sadle River, New Jersey.

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Report Writing 10.00
Residential Schools 40.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Objectives Assessed Notes
Irrigation & Pump Test Report 1 47 06 Oct 2020 4,5,6,7
OH&S induction/activity 1 4 06 Oct 2020 8
Res School Attend & Particip 1 2 06 Oct 2020 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 (see note 1)
Soil Field & Lab Report 1 47 06 Oct 2020 1,2,3,6,7

Notes
  1. The dates and location of the mandatory residential school are available from the Residential School Timetable (http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/current/resschoolsched.html).

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    Students must attend the mandatory residential school. It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    To satisfactorily complete each assessment item students must achieve a mark of 1 out of 1 for that assessment item.

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade students must attend and participate in the mandatory residential school and achieve a mark of 1 out of 1 for each assessment item.

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    As P is the only passing grade available for this course, all students who are qualified for a passing grade, under the requirements in 4 above, will be given a grade of P. Other students will be given either a Failing grade or an Incomplete grade.

  6. Examination information:
    There is no examination in this course.

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    Not applicable.

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Assessment notes

  1. Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.

  2. Harvard (AGPS) is the referencing system required in this course. Students should use Harvard (AGPS) style in their assignments to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The Harvard (AGPS) style to be used is defined by the USQ Library's referencing guide.


  3. As part of the mandatory residential school, students may be expected to undertake a combination of lectures, tutorials, laboratories, practical classes, field trips, site visit and assessment as advised by the course examiner.

Date printed 6 November 2020