Geotechnics (5 cr)
Code: RA00CQ13-3013
General information
Enrollment
22.08.2022 - 28.08.2022
Timing
29.08.2022 - 19.12.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Savonlinna Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Industrial Wood Construction
Teachers
- Petteri Härkönen
Teacher in charge
Petteri Härkönen
Groups
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PRSA22SPIndustrial Wood Construction, 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?
Evaluation scale
1-5