Laboratory of Water Flow in Porous Media - Faculty of Environmental Sciences CZU Prague

Focus of the laboratory

What we offer

Taking disturbed and undisturbed soil samples down to a depth of 4 m.
Hydropedological research.
Particle-size soil analyses, determination of soil skeletal structure.
Determination of soil organic matter content.
Soil pH value determination.
Determination of soil fluidity and flexibility limits, and soil plasticity index.
Determination of soil density, apparent density of soil aggregates, and soil porosity.
Monitoring of soil moisture in the field, using a TDR probe.
Gravimetric determination of soil moisture.
Assessment of soil water repellency
Determining soil water retention curves for soil samples.
Measurement of saturated hydraulic conductivity in undisturbed soil samples.
Laboratory analysis of undisturbed soil samples.
Determination of hydrolimits.
Determination of saturated hydraulic conductivity above and under water table in the field.
Measurement and assessment of soil infiltration ability.
Water table monitoring.
Pumping test assessment.
Modelling of transport processes in the soil environment.

What we offer

Taking disturbed and undisturbed soil samples in the field.
Carrying out hydropedological research in a given locality.
Carrying out particle-size soil analysis for complete soil sample including finer earth, and determination of soil skeletal structure.
Determination of soil pH value and organic matter contentment.
Determination of soil fluidity and flexibility limits, and soil plasticity index.
Determination of soil density, apparent density of soil aggregates, and soil porosity.
Determination of soil porosity.
Determination of average soil moisture in given locality.
Assessment of soil water repellency.
Determining soil water retention curves for undisturbed soil samples.
Determination of hydrolimits in specified locality.
Carrying out analyses of undisturbed soil samples.
Determination of saturated hydraulic conductivity above and under water table in the field.
Field determination of soil infiltration ability
Water table monitoring.
Pumping test assessment.
Modelling of transport processes in the soil environment.

Owner:	Department of Water Resources and Environmental Modeling
Responsible person:	Ing. Jiří Pavlásek, Ph.D.
Contact:	+420 22438 2134, pavlasek@fzp.czu.cz