Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering for Infrastructures (5 ECTS)
Code: TX00BK59-3008
General information
- Enrollment
- 02.12.2019 - 19.01.2020
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 13.01.2020 - 30.04.2020
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 ECTS
- Mode of delivery
- On-campus
- Unit
- (2019-2024) School of Real Estate and Construction
- Campus
- Myllypurontie 1
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Civil Engineering
- Teachers
- Anu Ilander
- Course
- TX00BK59
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
- can choose the appropriate frost protection method for soil construction
Content
Foundation engineering for infrastructures:
- settlements and stability of embankments
- stability of soil slopes and excavations
- ground reinforcement methods
- frost protection in soil construction
- 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 excellently aforementioned items
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
On completion of the course the student satisfactorily
- 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
Qualifications
Foundations and soil structures
Further information
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Further information
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