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Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering for Infrastructures (5 cr)

Code: TX00DT22-3001

General information


Enrollment

30.11.2020 - 10.01.2021

Timing

11.01.2021 - 30.04.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

School of Real Estate and Construction

Campus

Myllypurontie 1

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Civil Engineering

Teachers

  • Anu Ilander

Groups

  • RI19
    Infrarakentaminen

Objective

On completion of the course the student 
- is familiar with soft soil geotechnics (settlements, slope stability, excavations and lateral earth pressure) 
- can choose the appropriate method of ground reinforcement for each circumstance 
- is familiar with geosynthetics materials in infrastructures 

Content

Foundation engineering for infrastructures: 
- settlements and stability of embankments 
- stability of soil slopes and excavations 
- ground reinforcement methods  
- geosynthetic materials

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

On completion of the course the student adequately 

- recognizes soft soil geotechnics (settlements, slope stability, excavations and lateral earth pressure) 
- can choose the appropriate method of ground reinforcement for each circumstance 
- can explain with geosynthetics materials in infrastructures 
- can choose the appropriate frost protection method for soil construction

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student knows well aforementioned items

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student knows well aforementioned items

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

On completion of the course the student adequately 

- recognizes soft soil geotechnics (settlements, slope stability, excavations and lateral earth pressure) 
- can choose the appropriate method of ground reinforcement for each circumstance 
- can explain with geosynthetics materials in infrastructures 
- can choose the appropriate frost protection method for soil construction

Prerequisites

Foundations and soil structures