Advanced Course in Foundation Building (5 cr)
Code: TRAS003-3007
General information
- Enrollment
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02.07.2020 - 31.07.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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01.08.2020 - 27.11.2020
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor’s Degree in Construction and Civil Engineering
- Teachers
- Hannu Hietala
- Ari Hiltunen
- Course
- TRAS003
Objective
Students will be able to carry out common geotechnical calculations and understand earth embankment construction, operation and maintenance principles.
Content
Defining the load bearing capacity, earth pressure and set of the ground
Stability examination
Embankments/earth damns
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The students are familiar with the construction, operational and maintenance of embankments/earth damns. They know the general principles of geotechnical calculations.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The students are able to conduct geotechnical calculations concerning terrain load-bearing capacity, pressure and set based on information gathered under normal circumstances beforehand. They are also able to identify the limitations of various calculations.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The students are able to assess the reliability of geotechnical calculations and the dependencies between studies conducted on the site of the foundation and apply their expertise to deal with exceptional on site conditions.
Qualifications
Foundation Building