Geotechnics (5 cr)
Code: RA00CQ13-3006
General information
Enrollment
15.08.2019 - 30.08.2019
Timing
02.09.2019 - 20.12.2019
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Kotka Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Construction Engineering
Teachers
- Juha Karvonen
Teacher in charge
Juha Karvonen
Groups
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RAKT19SPConstruction engineering, full-time studies
Objective
You know the principles on Finnish geology.
You know how to determine the properties of soil layers both by touch and in the laboratory.
You know how to identify soil types.
You know how to calculate parameters of soil structure.
You know how to estimate ground frost and hydraulic properties.
You know the principles of calculations in geodetic surveying.
Content
Core content
What is geology?
How have Finnish bedrock and soil geology developed?
What is Soil Classification?
What is subsoil ground water?
What is ground frost and frost heave?
What is surveying and layout marking?
What are the basic geodetic calculations?
Complementary knowledge
What is the earth pressure and what is the strength of soil?
Specialist knowledge
What is soil mechanics?