Fundamentals of geotechnics and foundation construction (5 cr)
Code: TX00FF88-3003
General information
Enrollment
02.12.2024 - 31.12.2024
Timing
01.01.2025 - 31.07.2025
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
Seats
0 - 60
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Construction Site Management
Groups
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TXI24S2BRakennusalan työnjohdon tutkinto-ohjelma monimuoto, talonrakennustekniikka
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TXI24B_AVOINRakennusalan työnjohdon (AMK) väyläopinnot, talonrakennus ja infra, monimuotototeutus
Objective
- The student recognizes the importance of the Ice Age in the characteristics of the soil and bedrock of Finland
- The student masters the main classification and technical characteristics of painters
- The student can interpret Finnish basic research results
- The student performs simple geotechnical calculations
Content
Naming soil types, drawing a granularity curve, volume and weight calculations, soil surveys, subsidence types, sensor sizing, earth pressure calculations
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student knows how to draw a graininess curve and name soil types based on graininess, can master simple soil mechanics calculations.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student knows how to interpret drilling diagrams and, based on them, determine the strength variables for the soil, and master the usual soil mechanics calculations.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student knows how to independently apply what she/he has learned to geotechnical solutions in working life, and can master demanding calculations.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student knows how to draw a graininess curve and name soil types based on graininess, can master simple soil mechanics calculations.