The lab and its researchers are looking forward to cooperating via our analyses, with ongoing and planned studies. We also can provide service-analyses in some cases. Please email the lab management with short explanation of research goals, and needs per samples and schedule.
Lab Equipment
SUERC port-OSL reader
Microtrak laser-diffraction particle-size analyzer and imager
Portable XRF machine
Binocular
Field Equipment
Sediment core sampler
Penetrometer
Measurement rods
The Soil and Geomorphology Lab
Rain simulator
The rainfall simulator at Bar-Ilan University’s Soil and Geomorphology Laboratory is a stationary system using a rotating disk with a tilted nozzle to reproduce natural rainfall energy while controlling rainfall intensity, raindrop size, and temperature (Morin & Cluff, 1980; Sachs and Sarah, 2017). Rainfall temperature is regulated between 2 and 35°C using a heating/cooling system with a 10.3-kW compressor connected to a 150-L water tank.
Experiments use soil boxes measuring 116.5 × 56 × 7.2 cm, filled with 5 cm of soil. Each box has a perforated, geotextile-covered base for drainage and a 15–30 cm soil-filled buffer frame to balance outgoing rainfall splash.