Road Construction and Geotechnical Calculations (5 ECTS)
Code: TX00DT23-3005
General information
- Enrollment
- 05.05.2025 - 24.08.2025
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Enrollment is ongoing
Enroll to the implementation in OMA
- Timing
- 25.08.2025 - 14.12.2025
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 ECTS
- Mode of delivery
- On-campus
- Unit
- Kiinteistö- ja rakennusala
- Campus
- Myllypurontie 1
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Civil Engineering
Implementation has 15 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 30 h 0 min.
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Wed 27.08.2025 time 09:00 - 11:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Liikenneväylien rakenteen mitoitus ja geotekniset laskelmat TX00DT23-3005 |
MPA4008
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Wed 03.09.2025 time 09:00 - 11:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Liikenneväylien rakenteen mitoitus ja geotekniset laskelmat TX00DT23-3005 |
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Wed 10.09.2025 time 09:00 - 11:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Liikenneväylien rakenteen mitoitus ja geotekniset laskelmat TX00DT23-3005 |
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Wed 17.09.2025 time 09:00 - 11:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Liikenneväylien rakenteen mitoitus ja geotekniset laskelmat TX00DT23-3005 |
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Wed 24.09.2025 time 09:00 - 11:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Liikenneväylien rakenteen mitoitus ja geotekniset laskelmat TX00DT23-3005 |
MPA4008
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Wed 01.10.2025 time 09:00 - 11:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Liikenneväylien rakenteen mitoitus ja geotekniset laskelmat TX00DT23-3005 |
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Wed 08.10.2025 time 09:00 - 11:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Liikenneväylien rakenteen mitoitus ja geotekniset laskelmat TX00DT23-3005 |
MPA4008
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Wed 22.10.2025 time 09:00 - 11:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Liikenneväylien rakenteen mitoitus ja geotekniset laskelmat TX00DT23-3005 |
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Wed 29.10.2025 time 09:00 - 11:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Liikenneväylien rakenteen mitoitus ja geotekniset laskelmat TX00DT23-3005 |
MPA4008
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Wed 05.11.2025 time 09:00 - 11:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Liikenneväylien rakenteen mitoitus ja geotekniset laskelmat TX00DT23-3005 |
MPA4008
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Wed 12.11.2025 time 09:00 - 11:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Liikenneväylien rakenteen mitoitus ja geotekniset laskelmat TX00DT23-3005 |
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Wed 19.11.2025 time 09:00 - 11:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Liikenneväylien rakenteen mitoitus ja geotekniset laskelmat TX00DT23-3005 |
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Wed 26.11.2025 time 09:00 - 11:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Liikenneväylien rakenteen mitoitus ja geotekniset laskelmat TX00DT23-3005 |
MPA4008
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Wed 03.12.2025 time 09:00 - 11:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Liikenneväylien rakenteen mitoitus ja geotekniset laskelmat TX00DT23-3005 |
MPA4008
Oppimistila
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Wed 10.12.2025 time 09:00 - 11:00 (2 h 0 min) |
Liikenneväylien rakenteen mitoitus ja geotekniset laskelmat TX00DT23-3005 |
MPA4008
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Objective
On completion of the course the student can at least
- interpret geotechnical calculations
- categorise different methods of field investigation for different sites
- describe and explain the geometry of a street and a road
- dimension the structures for roads
- explain the main points in constructing roads and streets, and explain main components of on-site implementation
- consideration of foundations of infrastructures and geotechnics for lane designing
Content
1. Geotechnical calculations
2. Methods of field investigation
3. Basic concepts in traffic engineering
4. Basics of road and street geometry.
5. Dimensioning road structures
Materials
lecture material
Publications of the Finnish Transport Agency
InfraRYL
additional literature related to the topic is presented in connection with each lecture (not mandatory)
Teaching methods
in contact teaching, lectures and exercises every week
partly obligatory homework exercises
3 Practice works
Exam schedules
exam at the end of November
repeat tests in December
returns of exercises and practice works according to the Moodle date
Student workload
contact teaching 4h/week
homework 2h/week
exercises 60h
exam 10h
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
On completion of the course the student can
- interpret geotechnical calculations
- explain methods of field investigation
- describe and explain the geometry of a street and a road
- explain the dimensioning of road structures
- explain the main points in constructing roads and streets, and explain main components of on-site implementation
Assessment criteria, good (3)
On completion of the course the student can
- analyse geotechnical calculations
- interpret information from different methods of field investigation
- describe and explain the geometry of a street and a road
- modify the dimensioning of road structures
- analyse the main points in constructing roads and streets, and explain main components of on-site implementation
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
On completion of the course the student can
- perform geotechnical calculations
- analyse different methods of field investigation for different sites
- demonstrate the geometry of a street and a road
- dimension road structures correctly
- develop the main points in constructing roads and streets, and explain main components of on-site implementation
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
On completion of the course the student can
- interpret geotechnical calculations
- explain methods of field investigation
- describe and explain the geometry of a street and a road
- explain the dimensioning of road structures
- explain the main points in constructing roads and streets, and explain main components of on-site implementation
Assessment methods and criteria
exam (50% of the entire course assessment)
3 exercises (50% of the entire course evaluation - the weight of the largest exercise is 60%)
mandatory class exercises - passed / failed