Geotechnical Engineering (4 cr)
Code: 7040284-3017
General information
Enrollment
02.07.2024 - 03.09.2024
Timing
01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Engineering and Business
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Construction and Municipal Engineering
Teachers
- Liisa Larkela
Groups
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PRAKIS23
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PRAKIS23CPRAKIS23C
Objective
The students learns to identify the most common rock and soil types found in Finland and becomes familiar with the classification of berock as well as the modes of origin of typical soil horizons.
Content
Relevant concepts and phenomena are introduced and basic calculations are learnt relating to the structural and hydraulic properties of soil types and to groundwater, humidity, ground frost and the bearing capacity and stability of soil, as well as to the sinking of structures and to soil pressure.
Evaluation scale
H-5