Introduction to foundation engineering (5 cr)

Code: RA00DW69-3006

General information

Enrollment: 06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 04.09.2023 - 15.12.2023
Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 5 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: Department of Construction and Energy Engineering

Campus: Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages: Finnish

Degree programmes: Degree Programme in Construction Engineering

Teachers: Petteri Härkönen

Teacher in charge: Petteri Härkönen

Groups: PRSA22SP
Industrial Wood Construction, full-time studies

Course: RA00DW69

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Objective

You know how to interpret geotechnical investigation documents
You know how to choose foundation types for structures in different soil types
You know how to design foundations and calculate soil bearing capacities
You know how to design the drainage and water removal of the foundation bed soil and the plot
You understand the basics of foundation structures, construction methods, and quality control in both building construction and infrastructure construction

Content

Core content
What are geotechnical investigation methods?
What are the variations of geotechnical conditions in Finland?
What are ground-supported, rock-supported, and pile foundations?
What is drainage and water removal of foundations?
What is grading design and drainage of areas?
What are the earthworks in building and infrastructure construction?
What is quality control in foundation construction

Complementary knowledge
What are earth pressure and soil strength?
What are the foundations in infrastructures?
What is the renovation of foundations?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Geotechnics