SAXTON-RAWLS EQUATION SOLUTIONS FOR SO

Equations developed by Dr. Keith Saxton, 10 -15-04: Added 33 Co

01-15-05: Added 1500 and Bubb. Comp.
10-02-05: Revised Moist33 Compaction to 0.2*Sat C

EXAMPLE TENSION AND UNSATURATED CONDUC

Equations derived from

Texture Class Summary of A Horizon Data

Total Smpls:> 2149 Sand

Class No. Texture Number Dec. %
Samples
1 Sand 66 0.85
2 Loamy Sand 32 0.80
3 Sandy Loam 277 0.63
4 Loam 318 0.41
5 Silty Loam 736 0.15
6 Silt 40 0.05
7 Sandy Caly L 39 0.53
8 Clay Loam 130 0.29
9 Silty Clay Loa 288 0.09
10 silty Clay 83 0.08
11 Clay 140 0.13
Selected for Graphing/Examples: >
3 0.05
5 0.15
8 0.29
11 0.13

For additional Calculations: Coplete Columns 40F-J with data. Copy line 40M-AR. Paste equations

Optional Inputs
Enter Computed. DF Eample Data: >>
Meas. Den. Copy to Col. "I" Texture Sand
1.4 0.98 Sa 0.88
1.5 1.05 LSa 0.80
 SaL 0.65
L 0.4
SiL 0.2
Si 0.1
SaCL 0.6
CL 0.3
SiCL 0.1
SiC 0.1
SaC 0.5
C 0.25

0.1
0.1
SOLUTIONS FOR SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTICS
n, 10 -15-04: Added 33 Comp, gravel, salinity
d Bubb. Comp.
3 Compaction to 0.2*Sat Compaction

UNSATURATED CONDUCTIVITY GRAPHS TO FAR RIGHT

Equations derived from Rawls A-Only horiz 2003 NRCS data

INPUTS
Avg.
Clay Org matter Density Gravels Salinity 1500 kPa
Dec. % % Factor %w,g/cc dS/m Wilt Pt.
(1.0 = Normal) %
0.04 2.08 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
0.05 2.33 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
0.10 2.52 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
0.19 3.06 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.13
0.18 3.05 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.13
0.10 1.89 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
0.26 2.29 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.17
0.32 3.51 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.20
0.32 4.06 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.20
0.47 3.59 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.28
0.55 2.88 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.32

0.05 1.00 1.20 0.00 0.00 0.05

0.18 3.05 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.13
0.32 3.51 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.20
0.55 2.88 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.32

e 40M-AR. Paste equations to all data lines data.

Density Gravels Salinity 1500 kPa
Factor %w,g/cc Not Calc Wilt Pt.
INPUTS dS/m %
Clay Org Mat DF Gravel Salinity
0.05 2.50 1.00 0.00 5
0.05 2.50 1.00 0.00 5
 0.1 2.50 1.00 0.00 8
0.2 2.50 1.00 0.00 14
0.15 2.50 1.00 0.00 11
0.05 2.50 1.00 0.00 6
0.25 2.50 1.00 0.00 17
0.35 2.50 1.00 0.00 22
0.35 2.50 1.00 0.00 22
0.45 2.50 1.00 0.00 27
0.4 2.50 1.00 0.00 25
0.5 2.50 1.00 0.00 30

0.1 1.00 1.00 1.00 7.483

0.1 1.00 1.00 1.00 7.483
 OUTPUTS
<33 kPa
33 kPa 0 kPa Plant Matric Den.>Air Entry Gravels
Field Cap Saturation Avail Sat. Cond. 10 %v
% % % mm/hr g/cc %
0.10 0.45 0.06 107.83 1.45 0.34 0.00
0.12 0.46 0.07 94.66 1.44 0.35 0.00
0.18 0.45 0.10 48.01 1.46 0.38 0.00
0.28 0.47 0.14 19.98 1.40 0.43 0.00
0.33 0.50 0.20 15.55 1.31 0.48 0.00
0.32 0.46 0.24 10.64 1.42 0.49 0.00
0.28 0.44 0.11 9.24 1.49 0.40 0.00
0.35 0.50 0.15 7.74 1.33 0.47 0.00
0.38 0.55 0.18 11.40 1.20 0.51 0.00
0.41 0.54 0.14 5.29 1.21 0.51 0.00
0.43 0.53 0.12 2.10 1.24 0.51 0.00

0.28 0.30 0.23 0.09 1.87 0.46 0.00

0.33 0.50 0.20 15.55 1.31 0.48 0.00
0.35 0.50 0.15 7.74 1.33 0.47 0.00
0.43 0.53 0.12 2.10 1.24 0.51 0.00

<33 kPa
33 kPa 0 kPa Plant Matric Den. >Air Entry Gravels
Field Cap Saturation Avail Sat. Cond. 33 %v
% % % mm/hr g/cc %
OUTPUTS
10 46 5 108.1 1.43 10 0.00
12 46 7 96.7 1.43 12 0.00
 18 45 10 50.3 1.46 18 0.00
28 46 14 15.5 1.43 28 0.00
31 48 20 16.1 1.38 31 0.00
30 48 25 22.0 1.38 30 0.00
27 43 10 11.3 1.50 27 0.00
36 48 14 4.3 1.39 36 0.00
38 51 17 5.7 1.30 38 0.00
41 52 14 3.7 1.26 41 0.00
36 44 11 1.4 1.47 36 0.00
42 50 12 1.1 1.33 42 0.00

29.785 42.188 0.000 0.000 1.532 29.785 1.000

29.785 42.188 0.000 0.000 1.532 29.785 1.000
 MODEL COMPUTATIONS
Adj.
Bulk Pred Pred Pred Adj. Pred poros- poros-
Density Moist 1500 Moist 1500 Moist 33 Moist 33 Moist. 33 Moist. 33
g/cc #1, %v Adj, %v
1.45 0.05 0.04 0.142 0.100 0.31 0.39
1.44 0.06 0.05 0.160 0.118 0.29 0.37
1.46 0.09 0.08 0.220 0.184 0.24 0.28
1.40 0.13 0.13 0.292 0.277 0.18 0.19
1.31 0.13 0.13 0.330 0.331 0.15 0.15
1.42 0.09 0.08 0.325 0.324 0.13 0.10
1.49 0.17 0.17 0.296 0.283 0.17 0.16
1.33 0.20 0.20 0.344 0.352 0.14 0.13
1.20 0.20 0.20 0.364 0.383 0.14 0.13
1.21 0.26 0.28 0.383 0.412 0.12 0.09
1.24 0.30 0.32 0.396 0.435 0.11 0.07

1.87 0.06 0.05 0.307 0.298 0.11 0.08

1.31 0.13 0.13 0.330 0.331 0.15 0.15
1.33 0.20 0.20 0.344 0.352 0.14 0.13
1.24 0.30 0.32 0.396 0.435 0.11 0.07

Adj.
Bulk Pred Pred Pred Adj. Pred poros- poros-
Density Moist 1500 Moist 1500 Moist 33 Moist 33 Moist. 33 Moist. 33
g/cc #1, %v Adj, %v
MODEL COMPUTATIONS
1.43 0.062 0.050 0.15 0.10 0.31 0.40
1.43 0.062 0.051 0.16 0.12 0.29 0.37
1.46 0.088 0.081 0.22 0.18 0.24 0.29
1.43 0.138 0.137 0.29 0.28 0.17 0.18
1.38 0.114 0.110 0.31 0.31 0.16 0.15
1.38 0.068 0.057 0.31 0.30 0.15 0.14
1.50 0.163 0.166 0.28 0.27 0.18 0.18
1.39 0.209 0.218 0.35 0.36 0.13 0.11
1.30 0.206 0.215 0.36 0.38 0.12 0.10
1.26 0.252 0.268 0.38 0.41 0.11 0.08
1.47 0.236 0.249 0.35 0.36 0.12 0.09
1.33 0.279 0.298 0.39 0.42 0.10 0.06

2.65 0.083 0.075 0.31 0.30 0.12 0.09

2.65 0.083 0.075 0.31 0.30 0.12 0.09
 MODEL COMPUTATIONS MODEL COMPUTATIONS
Saturation Density Density Porosity Porosity Moist 33
por-33+ Saturation Sand Adj. w/om w/comp OM + change by w/comp.
Moist. 33 Sand Adj. Saturation Compact Comp

0.49 -0.039 0.45 1.45 1.45 0.45 0.000 0.100

0.49 -0.035 0.46 1.44 1.44 0.46 0.000 0.118
0.47 -0.019 0.45 1.46 1.46 0.45 0.000 0.184
0.47 0.003 0.47 1.40 1.40 0.47 0.000 0.277
0.48 0.028 0.50 1.31 1.31 0.50 0.000 0.331
0.42 0.038 0.46 1.42 1.42 0.46 0.000 0.324
0.45 -0.009 0.44 1.49 1.49 0.44 0.000 0.283
0.48 0.015 0.50 1.33 1.33 0.50 0.000 0.352
0.51 0.034 0.55 1.20 1.20 0.55 0.000 0.383
0.51 0.036 0.54 1.21 1.21 0.54 0.000 0.412
0.50 0.031 0.53 1.24 1.24 0.53 0.000 0.435

0.37 0.038 0.41 1.56 1.87 0.30 -0.117 0.275

0.48 0.028 0.50 1.31 1.31 0.50 0.000 0.331
0.48 0.015 0.50 1.33 1.33 0.50 0.000 0.352
0.50 0.031 0.53 1.24 1.24 0.53 0.000 0.435

Saturation Density Density Porosity Porosity Moist 33

por-33+ Saturation Sand Adj. w/om w/comp OM + change by w/comp.
Moist. 33 Sand Adj. Saturation Compact Comp

MODEL COMPUTATIONS MODEL COMPUTATIONS

0.50 -0.04 0.46 1.43 1.426 0.462 0.000 0.103
0.49 -0.03 0.46 1.43 1.430 0.460 0.000 0.120
0.47 -0.02 0.45 1.46 1.458 0.450 0.000 0.179
0.46 0.00 0.46 1.43 1.432 0.459 0.000 0.280
0.46 0.02 0.48 1.38 1.381 0.479 0.000 0.305
0.45 0.03 0.48 1.38 1.381 0.479 0.000 0.305
0.45 -0.02 0.43 1.50 1.500 0.434 0.000 0.267
0.46 0.01 0.48 1.39 1.385 0.477 0.000 0.358
0.48 0.03 0.51 1.30 1.295 0.511 0.000 0.382
0.49 0.03 0.52 1.26 1.263 0.523 0.000 0.409
0.45 -0.01 0.44 1.47 1.474 0.444 0.000 0.361
0.48 0.02 0.50 1.33 1.329 0.498 0.000 0.421

0.39 0.03 0.42 1.53 1.532 0.422 0.000 0.298

0.39 0.03 0.42 1.53 1.532 0.422 0.000 0.298
Porosity- Gravel Tension Tension
Moist 33 Lambda Red. Of Sat Cond. "B" "A" Bubbling
w/comp Sat Cond. mm/hr Press.
#1
0.353 0.229 1.000 107.8 4.37 0.001 0.6
0.337 0.225 1.000 94.7 4.45 0.002 0.6
0.266 0.210 1.000 48.0 4.76 0.011 1.9
0.196 0.193 1.000 20.0 5.17 0.043 4.1
0.173 0.248 1.000 15.5 4.03 0.384 7.1
0.139 0.363 1.000 10.6 2.75 1.478 12.6
0.155 0.132 1.000 9.2 7.59 0.002 3.7
0.145 0.144 1.000 7.7 6.95 0.023 4.8
0.164 0.164 1.000 11.4 6.08 0.096 4.7
0.130 0.106 1.000 5.3 9.47 0.007 3.5
0.097 0.081 1.000 2.1 12.30 0.001 3.5

0.020 0.456 1.000 0.1 2.19 1.941 23.1

0.173 0.248 1.000 15.5 4.03 0.384 7.1
0.145 0.144 1.000 7.7 6.95 0.023 4.8
0.097 0.081 1.000 2.1 12.30 0.001 3.5

Porosity- Gravel Tension Tension

Moist 33 Lambda Red. Of Sat Cond. "B" "A" Bubbling
w/comp Sat Cond.
mm/hr Press.
#1
MODEL COMPUTATIONS MODEL COMPUTATIONS
0.359 0.188 1.000 108.1 5.33 0.000 0.5
0.340 0.225 1.000 96.7 4.45 0.003 0.6
0.271 0.209 1.000 50.3 4.79 0.009 1.7
0.180 0.187 1.000 15.5 5.35 0.036 4.7
0.174 0.268 1.000 16.1 3.74 0.392 7.5
0.174 0.437 1.000 22.0 2.29 2.174 10.7
0.167 0.125 1.000 11.3 8.00 0.001 3.1
0.119 0.130 1.000 4.3 7.70 0.012 5.5
0.129 0.150 1.000 5.7 6.66 0.054 6.4
0.114 0.111 1.000 3.7 9.00 0.011 4.9
0.083 0.098 1.000 1.4 10.23 0.001 4.4
0.078 0.090 1.000 1.1 11.06 0.002 4.9

0.124 0.362 0.000 0.0 2.76 1.162 13.2

0.124 0.362 0.000 0.0 2.76 1.162 13.2
 TENSION AND UNSATURATED CONDUCTIVITY G

Bubbling
Press., Adj.
kPa
-0.2 SOIL FOR GRAPHS: > 3 5
-0.1
1.0 10 kPa 0.46 0.48
3.3 33 kPa 0.28 0.33
6.7 1500 kPa 0.05 0.13
13.6 Sat. Moist.> 0.30 0.50
2.9 "A" Value 1.941 0.384
4.1 "B" Value 2.19 4.03
3.9 Sat Cond., mm/hr 0.1 15.5
2.7 Bubling Pres, kPa 30.5 6.7
2.7 Available Moist (PAW) 0.23 0.20
Salinity ECU: 0.00 0.00
30.5 Matric. Den. 1.87 1.31
6.7 Den/2.65 0.70 0.50
4.1 Gravel, %v 0.00 0.00
2.7 PAW-Bulk 0.23 0.20
Sat Cond, Blk. 0.1 15.5

Bubbling INPUTS
Press., Adj. S 0.05 0.15
kPa C 0.05 0.18
MODEL COMPUTATIONS OM 1.00 3.05
-0.3 DF 1.20 1.00
-0.2 Gravel 0.00 0.00
 0.9
3.9
7.1
11.1
2.2 Tension & Cond. Graphs
4.7
5.8 Sand Clay
4.2 S-L 0.65 0.10
3.6 Si-L 0.20 0.20
4.1 C-L 0.33 0.34
Si-C Loam 0.10 0.34
14.4 OM Effect Calcs:
14.4 S C OM
0.20 0.20 0.50
0.20 0.20 2.50
0.20 0.20 5.00
0.20 0.20 7.50

OM=> 0.50 2.50

1500 kPa 0.13 0.14

33 kPa 0.30 0.32
Sat. Moist.> 0.42 0.48
"A" Value 0.15 0.20
"B" Value 4.48 4.50
Sat Cond., mm/hr 5.20 12.14
Bubling Pres, kPa 9.96 7.14
Available Moist 0.17 0.18
 Tension=A*Moist^-B
SOIL: >
Moist. 3
ED CONDUCTIVITY GRAPHS EXAMPLES

64
62
60
8 11 58
56
0.47 0.51 54
0.35 0.43 52
0.20 0.32 50
0.50 0.53 48
0.023 0.001 46
6.95 12.30 44
7.7 2.1 42
4.1 2.7 40
0.15 0.12 38 16
0.00 0.00 36 18
1.33 1.24 34 21
0.50 0.47 32 24
0.00 0.00 30 27
0.15 0.12 28 32
7.7 2.1 26 37
24 44
22 54
0.29 0.13 20 66
0.32 0.55 19 74
3.51 2.88 18 84
1.00 1.00 17 95
0.00 0.00 16 108
 15 125
14 145
13 171
12
11
10
OM Den 9
2.50 1.00 8
2.50 1.00 7 10000
2.50 1.00
2.50 1.00

Den
1.00
1.00 10000 1000
1.00

Tension, kPa
1.00 Silt L
S=0.15,
5.00 7.50
10000
0.15 0.16 1000
100
0.35 0.37
0.56 0.64 Silt Loam
0.28 0.38 (S=20, C=20)
OM = 2.5%
Tension, kPa

4.51 4.50
26.78 49.55 100 1000
3.63 0.12 Tension, kPa
10
0.20 0.21 10 Sandy15 2
Loam0.50%
S=0.63, C=0.10

10 100

1 10 10
0
10 1
 Sat 0.53 0.48 0.43 0.38
33 0.33 0.32 0.31 0.30

n=A*Moist^-B Unsaturated Conductivity

5 8 11 Moist. 3 5

64
62
60
58
56
54
52
50
48
16 46
7 28 44 3.397627
10 50 42 1.2786556 2.0304736
15 14 91 40 0.8916 1.1833
19 19 172 38 0.6104 0.6708
24 28 334 36 0.4093 0.3688
30 42 675 34 0.2683 0.1959
38 64 1423 32 0.1714 0.1002
49 100 3147 30 0.1064 0.0490
65 162 7353 28 0.0639 0.0229
88 271 18297 26 0.0370 0.0101
121 472 48974 24 0.0205 0.0041
172 864 142820 22 0.0108 0.0016
253 1676 461258 20 0.0053
311 2394 866873 18
387 3485 1685723 15
487 5185 3405103 13
622 7901 7177792 12
 807 12372 10
1066 8

Salinity Effects on Tension

00

Moisture vrs. Tension

00

Silt Loam Organic Matter Effects on Tension OM

Salinity, = 1.5 %w
dS/m
S=0.15, C=0.18

5
10000
00 2
Clay Loam Silt Loam
Silt Loam S=0.29, C=0.32 1 (S=20, C=20)
Organic Matter, %w
(S=20, C=20)
OM = 2.5%
1000 0
5.00%
Tension, kPa

10
10 Sandy15 20
Loam0.50% 25 30 35 40 45 50
S=0.63, C=0.10 7.50%
2.50% Moisture, %v

100

10 10 20 30 40 50
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Moisture, %v
Moisture, %v
ed Conductivity

8 11

Unsaturated Cond. SiL(20,20, OM=2.5)

"B"= 4.4005789427 4.46709 4.53655 4.60918
Sat 0.53 0.48 0.43 0.38
DF=> 0.9 1 1.1 1.2
Moist/Sat Cond, mm/hr

1.0114 25.0 12.1 4.6 1.0

0.97394 18.3 8.9 3.3 0.7
0.93648 11.5 5.5 2.1 0.4
0.89902 7.1 3.4 1.3 0.3
2.1108489 0.86156 4.3 2.1 0.8 0.2
0.9959628 0.82411 2.6 1.2 0.4 0.1
0.4537859 0.00322573 0.78665 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.1
0.1990 0.0008 0.74919 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.0
0.0836 0.0002 0.71173 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0
0.0335 0.0000 0.67427 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
0.0128 0.0000 0.63681 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
0.0046 0.0000 0.59935 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0015 0.0000 0.56189 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0000 0.52443 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0000 0.48697 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.44951 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.41205 0.0 0.0
0.37459
0.33713
 Bulk Den., g/cc Gravel Effects

2.50
Gravel, %v,

Bulk Den.

2.00 Organic Matter Effects on Conduc

1.5 %w
m
100
1.50
Density
OrganicEffects on Conductivity
Matter
10
100.0
Sat. Cond. 2.5% 5.0
ilt Loam
Conductivity, mm/hr

1.00 0.5%
=20, C=20) SiL: Density F
1
10.0 S=20, C=20,
Silt Loam
OM=2.5
S=0.20, C=0.20 Moisture vrs. Condu
10 OM = 2.5
0.50
Conductivity, mm/hr

0.1
1.0
OM = 1.5 %w Gravel, %v
50
0.01
0.1
0.00
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60
1
0.0
0.001 Gravel, %w
Conductivity, mm/hr

0.0 Silt Loam

0.0001 S=0.15 S=0.18
10 0.1 20 30 40 50
0.0
0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8
50 Moisture, %v
40 45 50 Moisture / Saturation

0.01

0.001
Con
0.01

0.001
0 10 20
Moisture,
 Tension=A*Moist^-B +
SOIL: >
Moist. 3

64
Gravel Summary 62
S=20, C=20, OM=2.5 60
58
%w %v Blk. Den Ks 56
0.00 0.00 1.37 12.1 54
0.05 0.03 1.41 11.7 52
0.10 0.05 1.44 11.2 50
0.15 0.08 1.48 10.7 48
0.20 0.11 1.52 10.2 46
0.25 0.15 1.56 9.6 44
0.30 0.18 1.60 9.1 42
0.35 0.22 1.65 8.6 40 15
0.40 0.26 1.70 8.0 38 16
0.45 0.30 1.75 7.4 36 18
0.50 0.34 1.81 6.8 34 21
0.55 0.39 1.87 6.2 32 24
0.60 0.44 1.93 5.6 30 27
0.65 0.49 2.00 5.0 28 32
0.70 0.55 2.07 4.3 26 37
24 44
22 54
20 66
19 74
18 84
17 95
16 108
 15 125
14 145
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
ects

14.0

Bulk Den.
12.0
ects on Conductivity
10.0
Sat. Cond., mm/hr

cts on Conductivity 8.0

Matter
nd. 2.5% 5.0%
0.5% 6.0
Density Factor: 0.9
7.50%
Moisture vrs. Conductivity 1.0
4.0
1.1

Gravel, %v 2.01.2
Sandy Loam
S=0.63, C=0.10
0.0
0.40 0.60 0.80
Silt Loam
vel, %w
(S=20, C=20)
Silt Loam
S=0.15 S=0.18
40 50 60 70
0.7 0.8 0.9 1 1.1
oisture, %v
isture / Saturation Clay Loam
S=0.29, C=0.32
 Clay Loam
S=0.29, C=0.32

20 30 40 50
Moisture, %v
nsion=A*Moist^-B + Salinity

5 8 11

15 14 91
19 19 172
24 28 334
30 42 675
38 64 1423
49 100 3147
65 162 7353
88 271 18297
121 472 48974
172 864 142820
253 1676 461258
311 2394 866873
387 3485 1685723
487 5185 3405103
622 7901 7177792
 807 12372 15876686
1066 19982
 SAXTON-RAWLS EQUATION SOLUTIONS FOR SO
Equations developed by Dr. Keith Saxton, 10 -15-04: Added 33 Co
01-15-05: Added 1500 and Bubb. Comp.
10-02-05: Revised Moist33 Compaction to 0.2*Sat C

EXAMPLE TENSION AND UNSATURATED CONDUC

Equations derived from

Texture Class Summary of A Horizon Data

Total Smpls:> 2149 Sand

Class No. Texture Number Dec. %
Samples
1 Sand 66 0.85
2 Loamy Sand 32 0.80
3 Sandy Loam 277 0.63
4 Loam 318 0.41
5 Silty Loam 736 0.15
6 Silt 40 0.05
7 Sandy Caly L 39 0.53
8 Clay Loam 130 0.29
9 Silty Clay Loa 288 0.09
10 silty Clay 83 0.08
11 Clay 140 0.13
Selected for Graphing/Examples: >
3 0.05
5 0.15
8 0.29
11 0.13

For additional Calculations: Coplete Columns 40F-J with data. Copy line 40M-AR. Paste equations

Optional Inputs
Enter Computed. DF Eample Data: >>
Meas. Den. Copy to Col. "I" Texture Sand
1.4 0.98 Sa 0.88
LSa 0.80
 SaL 0.65
L 0.4
SiL 0.2
Si 0.1
SaCL 0.6
CL 0.3
SiCL 0.1
SiC 0.1
SaC 0.5
C 0.25
SOLUTIONS FOR SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTICS
n, 10 -15-04: Added 33 Comp, gravel, salinity
d Bubb. Comp.
3 Compaction to 0.2*Sat Compaction

UNSATURATED CONDUCTIVITY GRAPHS TO FAR RIGHT

Equations derived from Rawls A-Only horiz 2003 NRCS data

INPUTS
Avg.
Clay Org matter Density Gravels Salinity 1500 kPa
Dec. % % Factor %w,g/cc dS/m Wilt Pt.
(1.0 = Normal) %
0.04 2.08 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
0.05 2.33 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
0.10 2.52 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
0.19 3.06 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.13
0.18 3.05 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.13
0.10 1.89 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
0.26 2.29 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.17
0.32 3.51 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.20
0.32 4.06 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.20
0.47 3.59 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.28
0.55 2.88 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.32

0.05 1.00 1.20 0.00 0.00 0.05

0.18 3.05 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.13
0.32 3.51 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.20
0.55 2.88 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.32

e 40M-AR. Paste equations to all data lines data.

Density Gravels Salinity 1500 kPa
Factor %w,g/cc Not Calc Wilt Pt.
INPUTS dS/m %
Clay Org Mat DF Gravel Salinity
0.05 2.50 1.00 0.00 5
0.05 2.50 1.00 0.00 5
 0.1 2.50 1.00 0.00 8
0.2 2.50 1.00 0.00 14
0.15 2.50 1.00 0.00 11
0.05 2.50 1.00 0.00 6
0.25 2.50 1.00 0.00 17
0.35 2.50 1.00 0.00 22
0.35 2.50 1.00 0.00 22
0.45 2.50 1.00 0.00 27
0.4 2.50 1.00 0.00 25
0.5 2.50 1.00 0.00 30
 OUTPUTS
<33 kPa
33 kPa 0 kPa Plant Matric Den.>Air Entry Gravels
Field Cap Saturation Avail Sat. Cond. 10 %v
% % % mm/hr g/cc %
0.10 0.45 0.06 107.83 1.45 0.34 0.00
0.12 0.46 0.07 94.66 1.44 0.35 0.00
0.18 0.45 0.10 48.01 1.46 0.38 0.00
0.28 0.47 0.14 19.98 1.40 0.43 0.00
0.33 0.50 0.20 15.55 1.31 0.48 0.00
0.32 0.46 0.24 10.64 1.42 0.49 0.00
0.28 0.44 0.11 9.24 1.49 0.40 0.00
0.35 0.50 0.15 7.74 1.33 0.47 0.00
0.38 0.55 0.18 11.40 1.20 0.51 0.00
0.41 0.54 0.14 5.29 1.21 0.51 0.00
0.43 0.53 0.12 2.10 1.24 0.51 0.00

0.28 0.30 0.23 0.09 1.87 0.46 0.00

0.33 0.50 0.20 15.55 1.31 0.48 0.00
0.35 0.50 0.15 7.74 1.33 0.47 0.00
0.43 0.53 0.12 2.10 1.24 0.51 0.00

<33 kPa
33 kPa 0 kPa Plant Matric Den. >Air Entry Gravels
Field Cap Saturation Avail Sat. Cond. 33 %v
% % % mm/hr g/cc %
OUTPUTS
10 46 5 108.1 1.43 10 0.00
12 46 7 96.7 1.43 12 0.00
18 45 10 50.3 1.46 18 0.00
28 46 14 15.5 1.43 28 0.00
31 48 20 16.1 1.38 31 0.00
30 48 25 22.0 1.38 30 0.00
27 43 10 11.3 1.50 27 0.00
36 48 14 4.3 1.39 36 0.00
38 51 17 5.7 1.30 38 0.00
41 52 14 3.7 1.26 41 0.00
36 44 11 1.4 1.47 36 0.00
42 50 12 1.1 1.33 42 0.00
 MODEL COMPUTATIONS
Adj.
Bulk Pred Pred Pred Adj. Pred poros- poros-
Density Moist 1500 Moist 1500 Moist 33 Moist 33 Moist. 33 Moist. 33
g/cc #1, %v Adj, %v
1.45 0.05 0.04 0.142 0.100 0.31 0.39
1.44 0.06 0.05 0.160 0.118 0.29 0.37
1.46 0.09 0.08 0.220 0.184 0.24 0.28
1.40 0.13 0.13 0.292 0.277 0.18 0.19
1.31 0.13 0.13 0.330 0.331 0.15 0.15
1.42 0.09 0.08 0.325 0.324 0.13 0.10
1.49 0.17 0.17 0.296 0.283 0.17 0.16
1.33 0.20 0.20 0.344 0.352 0.14 0.13
1.20 0.20 0.20 0.364 0.383 0.14 0.13
1.21 0.26 0.28 0.383 0.412 0.12 0.09
1.24 0.30 0.32 0.396 0.435 0.11 0.07

1.87 0.06 0.05 0.307 0.298 0.11 0.08

1.31 0.13 0.13 0.330 0.331 0.15 0.15
1.33 0.20 0.20 0.344 0.352 0.14 0.13
1.24 0.30 0.32 0.396 0.435 0.11 0.07

Adj.
Bulk Pred Pred Pred Adj. Pred poros- poros-
Density Moist 1500 Moist 1500 Moist 33 Moist 33 Moist. 33 Moist. 33
g/cc #1, %v Adj, %v
MODEL COMPUTATIONS
1.43 0.062 0.050 0.15 0.10 0.31 0.40
1.43 0.062 0.051 0.16 0.12 0.29 0.37
1.46 0.088 0.081 0.22 0.18 0.24 0.29
1.43 0.138 0.137 0.29 0.28 0.17 0.18
1.38 0.114 0.110 0.31 0.31 0.16 0.15
1.38 0.068 0.057 0.31 0.30 0.15 0.14
1.50 0.163 0.166 0.28 0.27 0.18 0.18
1.39 0.209 0.218 0.35 0.36 0.13 0.11
1.30 0.206 0.215 0.36 0.38 0.12 0.10
1.26 0.252 0.268 0.38 0.41 0.11 0.08
1.47 0.236 0.249 0.35 0.36 0.12 0.09
1.33 0.279 0.298 0.39 0.42 0.10 0.06
 MODEL COMPUTATIONS MODEL COMPUTATIONS
Saturation Density Density Porosity Porosity Moist 33
por-33+ Saturation Sand Adj. w/om w/comp OM + change by w/comp.
Moist. 33 Sand Adj. Saturation Compact Comp

0.49 -0.039 0.45 1.45 1.45 0.45 0.000 0.100

0.49 -0.035 0.46 1.44 1.44 0.46 0.000 0.118
0.47 -0.019 0.45 1.46 1.46 0.45 0.000 0.184
0.47 0.003 0.47 1.40 1.40 0.47 0.000 0.277
0.48 0.028 0.50 1.31 1.31 0.50 0.000 0.331
0.42 0.038 0.46 1.42 1.42 0.46 0.000 0.324
0.45 -0.009 0.44 1.49 1.49 0.44 0.000 0.283
0.48 0.015 0.50 1.33 1.33 0.50 0.000 0.352
0.51 0.034 0.55 1.20 1.20 0.55 0.000 0.383
0.51 0.036 0.54 1.21 1.21 0.54 0.000 0.412
0.50 0.031 0.53 1.24 1.24 0.53 0.000 0.435

0.37 0.038 0.41 1.56 1.87 0.30 -0.117 0.275

0.48 0.028 0.50 1.31 1.31 0.50 0.000 0.331
0.48 0.015 0.50 1.33 1.33 0.50 0.000 0.352
0.50 0.031 0.53 1.24 1.24 0.53 0.000 0.435

Saturation Density Density Porosity Porosity Moist 33

por-33+ Saturation Sand Adj. w/om w/comp OM + change by w/comp.
Moist. 33 Sand Adj. Saturation Compact Comp

MODEL COMPUTATIONS MODEL COMPUTATIONS

0.50 -0.04 0.46 1.43 1.426 0.462 0.000 0.103
0.49 -0.03 0.46 1.43 1.430 0.460 0.000 0.120
0.47 -0.02 0.45 1.46 1.458 0.450 0.000 0.179
0.46 0.00 0.46 1.43 1.432 0.459 0.000 0.280
0.46 0.02 0.48 1.38 1.381 0.479 0.000 0.305
0.45 0.03 0.48 1.38 1.381 0.479 0.000 0.305
0.45 -0.02 0.43 1.50 1.500 0.434 0.000 0.267
0.46 0.01 0.48 1.39 1.385 0.477 0.000 0.358
0.48 0.03 0.51 1.30 1.295 0.511 0.000 0.382
0.49 0.03 0.52 1.26 1.263 0.523 0.000 0.409
0.45 -0.01 0.44 1.47 1.474 0.444 0.000 0.361
0.48 0.02 0.50 1.33 1.329 0.498 0.000 0.421
Porosity- Gravel Tension Tension
Moist 33 Lambda Red. Of Sat Cond. "B" "A" Bubbling
w/comp Sat Cond. mm/hr Press.
#1
0.353 0.229 1.000 107.8 4.37 0.001 0.6
0.337 0.225 1.000 94.7 4.45 0.002 0.6
0.266 0.210 1.000 48.0 4.76 0.011 1.9
0.196 0.193 1.000 20.0 5.17 0.043 4.1
0.173 0.248 1.000 15.5 4.03 0.384 7.1
0.139 0.363 1.000 10.6 2.75 1.478 12.6
0.155 0.132 1.000 9.2 7.59 0.002 3.7
0.145 0.144 1.000 7.7 6.95 0.023 4.8
0.164 0.164 1.000 11.4 6.08 0.096 4.7
0.130 0.106 1.000 5.3 9.47 0.007 3.5
0.097 0.081 1.000 2.1 12.30 0.001 3.5

0.020 0.456 1.000 0.1 2.19 1.941 23.1

0.173 0.248 1.000 15.5 4.03 0.384 7.1
0.145 0.144 1.000 7.7 6.95 0.023 4.8
0.097 0.081 1.000 2.1 12.30 0.001 3.5

Porosity- Gravel Tension Tension

Moist 33 Lambda Red. Of Sat Cond. "B" "A" Bubbling
w/comp Sat Cond.
mm/hr Press.
#1
MODEL COMPUTATIONS MODEL COMPUTATIONS
0.359 0.188 1.000 108.1 5.33 0.000 0.5
0.340 0.225 1.000 96.7 4.45 0.003 0.6
0.271 0.209 1.000 50.3 4.79 0.009 1.7
0.180 0.187 1.000 15.5 5.35 0.036 4.7
0.174 0.268 1.000 16.1 3.74 0.392 7.5
0.174 0.437 1.000 22.0 2.29 2.174 10.7
0.167 0.125 1.000 11.3 8.00 0.001 3.1
0.119 0.130 1.000 4.3 7.70 0.012 5.5
0.129 0.150 1.000 5.7 6.66 0.054 6.4
0.114 0.111 1.000 3.7 9.00 0.011 4.9
0.083 0.098 1.000 1.4 10.23 0.001 4.4
0.078 0.090 1.000 1.1 11.06 0.002 4.9
 TENSION AND UNSATURATED CONDUCTIVITY G

Bubbling
Press., Adj.
kPa
-0.2 SOIL FOR GRAPHS: > 3 5
-0.1
1.0 10 kPa 0.46 0.48
3.3 33 kPa 0.28 0.33
6.7 1500 kPa 0.05 0.13
13.6 Sat. Moist.> 0.30 0.50
2.9 "A" Value 1.941 0.384
4.1 "B" Value 2.19 4.03
3.9 Sat Cond., mm/hr 0.1 15.5
2.7 Bubling Pres, kPa 30.5 6.7
2.7 Available Moist (PAW) 0.23 0.20
Salinity ECU: 0.00 0.00
30.5 Matric. Den. 1.87 1.31
6.7 Den/2.65 0.70 0.50
4.1 Gravel, %v 0.00 0.00
2.7 PAW-Bulk 0.23 0.20
Sat Cond, Blk. 0.1 15.5

Bubbling INPUTS
Press., Adj. S 0.05 0.15
kPa C 0.05 0.18
MODEL COMPUTATIONS OM 1.00 3.05
-0.3 DF 1.20 1.00
-0.2 Gravel 0.00 0.00
 0.9
3.9
7.1
11.1
2.2 Tension & Cond. Graphs
4.7
5.8 Sand Clay
4.2 S-L 0.65 0.10
3.6 Si-L 0.20 0.20
4.1 C-L 0.33 0.34
Si-C Loam 0.10 0.34
OM Effect Calcs:
S C OM
0.20 0.20 0.50
0.20 0.20 2.50
0.20 0.20 5.00
0.20 0.20 7.50

OM=> 0.50 2.50

1500 kPa 0.13 0.14

33 kPa 0.30 0.32
Sat. Moist.> 0.42 0.48
"A" Value 0.15 0.20
"B" Value 4.48 4.50
Sat Cond., mm/hr 5.20 12.14
Bubling Pres, kPa 9.96 7.14
Available Moist 0.17 0.18
 Tension=A*Moist^-B
SOIL: >
Moist. 3
ED CONDUCTIVITY GRAPHS EXAMPLES

64
62
60
8 11 58
56
0.47 0.51 54
0.35 0.43 52
0.20 0.32 50
0.50 0.53 48
0.023 0.001 46
6.95 12.30 44
7.7 2.1 42
4.1 2.7 40
0.15 0.12 38 16
0.00 0.00 36 18
1.33 1.24 34 21
0.50 0.47 32 24
0.00 0.00 30 27
0.15 0.12 28 32
7.7 2.1 26 37
24 44
22 54
0.29 0.13 20 66
0.32 0.55 19 74
3.51 2.88 18 84
1.00 1.00 17 95
0.00 0.00 16 108
 15 125
14 145
13 171
12
11
10
OM Den 9
2.50 1.00 8
2.50 1.00 7 10000
2.50 1.00
2.50 1.00

Den
1.00
1.00 10000 1000
1.00

Tension, kPa
1.00 Silt L
S=0.15,
5.00 7.50
10000
0.15 0.16 1000 100
0.35 0.37
0.56 0.64 Silt Loam
0.28 0.38 (S=20, C=20)
OM = 2.5%
Tension, kPa

4.51 4.50
26.78 49.55 100 1000
3.63 0.12 10
Tension, kPa
0.20 0.21 10 Sandy15Loam 2
0.50%
S=0.63, C=0.10

10 100

1
0 10 10
10 15
 Sat 0.53 0.48 0.43 0.38
33 0.33 0.32 0.31 0.30

n=A*Moist^-B Unsaturated Conductivity

5 8 11 Moist. 3 5

64
62
60
58
56
54
52
50
48
16 46
7 28 44 3.397627
10 50 42 1.2786556 2.0304736
15 14 91 40 0.8916 1.1833
19 19 172 38 0.6104 0.6708
24 28 334 36 0.4093 0.3688
30 42 675 34 0.2683 0.1959
38 64 1423 32 0.1714 0.1002
49 100 3147 30 0.1064 0.0490
65 162 7353 28 0.0639 0.0229
88 271 18297 26 0.0370 0.0101
121 472 48974 24 0.0205 0.0041
172 864 142820 22 0.0108 0.0016
253 1676 461258 20 0.0053
311 2394 866873 18
387 3485 1685723 15
487 5185 3405103 13
622 7901 7177792 12
 807 12372 10
1066 8

Salinity Effects on Tension

00

Moisture vrs. Tension

00

Silt Loam Organic Matter Effects on Tension

Salinity,
OM dS/m
= 1.5 %w
S=0.15, C=0.18

5
10000
00 2
Clay Loam Silt Loam
Silt Loam S=0.29, C=0.32 1 (S=20, C=20)
(S=20, C=20) Organic Matter, %w
OM = 2.5%
1000 0
10 5.00%
Tension, kPa

10 Sandy15Loam 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
0.50%
S=0.63, C=0.10 Moisture, %v 7.50%
2.50%

100

10 10 20 30 40 50
10 15 20 25 %v
Moisture, 30 35 40 45
Moisture, %v
ed Conductivity

8 11

Unsaturated Cond. SiL(20,20, OM=2.5)

"B"= 4.4005789427 4.46709 4.53655 4.60918
Sat 0.53 0.48 0.43 0.38
DF=> 0.9 1 1.1 1.2
Moist/Sat Cond, mm/hr

1.0114 25.0 12.1 4.6 1.0

0.97394 18.3 8.9 3.3 0.7
0.93648 11.5 5.5 2.1 0.4
0.89902 7.1 3.4 1.3 0.3
2.1108489 0.86156 4.3 2.1 0.8 0.2
0.9959628 0.82411 2.6 1.2 0.4 0.1
0.4537859 0.00322573 0.78665 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.1
0.1990 0.0008 0.74919 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.0
0.0836 0.0002 0.71173 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0
0.0335 0.0000 0.67427 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
0.0128 0.0000 0.63681 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
0.0046 0.0000 0.59935 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0015 0.0000 0.56189 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0000 0.52443 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0000 0.48697 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.44951 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.41205 0.0 0.0
0.37459
0.33713
 Bulk Den., g/cc Gravel Effects

2.50
Gravel, %v,

Bulk Den.

2.00 Organic Matter Effects on Conduc

m
1.5 %w
100
1.50
Density
OrganicEffects on Conductivity
Matter
100.010 2.5% 5.
Sat. Cond.
ilt Loam
Conductivity, mm/hr

1.00 0.5%
=20, C=20) SiL: Density F
10.0 S=20, C=20, 1 Silt Loam
S=0.20, C=0.20 Moisture vrs. Condu
OM=2.5
10 OM = 2.5
0.50
Conductivity, mm/hr

0.1
1.0
OM = 1.5 %w Gravel, %v
50

0.01
0.1
0.00
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60
1
0.0
0.001 Gravel, %w
Conductivity, mm/hr

0.0 Silt Loam

0.0001 S=0.15 S=0.18
10 0.1 20 30 40 50
0.0
0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8
50 Moisture, %v
40 45 50 Moisture / Saturation

0.01

0.001
Cond
0.01

0.001
0 10 20
Moisture, %
 Tension=A*Moist^-B +
SOIL: >
Moist. 3

64
Gravel Summary 62
S=20, C=20, OM=2.5 60
58
%w %v Blk. Den Ks 56
0.00 0.00 1.37 12.1 54
0.05 0.03 1.41 11.7 52
0.10 0.05 1.44 11.2 50
0.15 0.08 1.48 10.7 48
0.20 0.11 1.52 10.2 46
0.25 0.15 1.56 9.6 44
0.30 0.18 1.60 9.1 42
0.35 0.22 1.65 8.6 40 15
0.40 0.26 1.70 8.0 38 16
0.45 0.30 1.75 7.4 36 18
0.50 0.34 1.81 6.8 34 21
0.55 0.39 1.87 6.2 32 24
0.60 0.44 1.93 5.6 30 27
0.65 0.49 2.00 5.0 28 32
0.70 0.55 2.07 4.3 26 37
24 44
22 54
20 66
19 74
18 84
17 95
16 108
 15 125
14 145
13
12
11
10
9
8
7

ects

14.0

Bulk Den.
12.0
ects on Conductivity
10.0
Sat. Cond., mm/hr

cts on Conductivity
Matter 8.0
nd. 2.5% 5.0%
0.5% 6.0
Density Factor: 0.9
7.50%
Moisture vrs. Conductivity 1.0
4.0
1.1

Gravel, %v Sandy Loam2.01.2

S=0.63, C=0.10
0.0
0.40 0.60 0.80
Silt Loam
vel, %w
(S=20, C=20)
Silt Loam
S=0.15 S=0.18
40 50 60 70
0.7 0.8 0.9 1 1.1
oisture, %v
isture / Saturation Clay Loam
S=0.29, C=0.32
 Clay Loam
S=0.29, C=0.32

20 30 40 50
Moisture, %v
nsion=A*Moist^-B + Salinity

5 8 11

15 14 91
19 19 172
24 28 334
30 42 675
38 64 1423
49 100 3147
65 162 7353
88 271 18297
121 472 48974
172 864 142820
253 1676 461258
311 2394 866873
387 3485 1685723
487 5185 3405103
622 7901 7177792
 807 12372 15876686
1066 19982