Soil Construction (5 cr)
Code: C-02471-TF00BO14-3011
General information
- Enrollment
- 12.08.2024 - 31.05.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.08.2024 - 31.05.2025
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Institution
- Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Verkkokurssi Moodlessa.
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 400
- Course
- C-02471-TF00BO14
Evaluation scale
0-5
Content scheduling
1. SOIL AND SOIL TYPES 2. SOIL CONSTRUCTION PROPERTIES 3. LOWERING THE GROUDWATER AND TRENCH SUPPORTING 4. VOLUME TERMS OF SOIL MATERIALS 5. MACHINE CAPACITY OF SOIL CONSTRUCTION AND HOW THE MACHINE COSTS CONSIST? 6. MEASUREMENTS IN SOIL CONSTRUCTION AND MACHINE AUTOMATION 7. SOIL CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT 8. SOIL CONSTRUCTION WORK PLANNING 9. SOIL CONSTRUCTION WORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS 10. STRENGTHENING THE GROUND 11. GEOSYNTHETICS 12. EXTRACTION OF SOIL MATERIAL AND PROCESSING OF AGGREGATES Project work
Objective
The student knows the most important properties of soil in soil transfer work as well as the influences of working conditions on performing the work. The student knows the legislation related to extractable land resources. The student knows the principles of work planning and is able to dimension the needed machine combinations and knows the aspects of environmental protection. The student knows the basics of basic geodetic measurements and geodesy basic accounting. The student knows the methods of measurement used in construction and for basics work machine automation.
Methods of completion
Day teaching groups contact teaching. For multimodal groups online course in Finnish or in English. Campus Online Nonstop online course in English.
Methods of completion
Day teaching groups contact teaching. For multimodal groups online course in Finnish or in English. Campus Online Nonstop online course in English.
Content
1. Soil and soil types 2. Soil construction properties 3. Lowering the groundwater and trench supporting 4. Volume terms of soil materials 5. Machine capacity of soil construction and how the machine costs consist 6. Measurements in soil construction and machine automation 7. Soil construction machinery and transport 8. Soil construction work planning 9. Soil construction work environmental considerations 10. Strengthening the ground 11. Geosynthetics 12. Extraction of soil material and processing of aggregates 13. Road excavating and layers
Location and time
Online course in Moodle.
Materials
Lecturematerial in Moodle
Teaching methods
CampusOnline Nonstop online course in English.
Employer connections
Lecture material based on working life. Exercise on a practical project. Videos about working life.
Exam schedules
Exams and assignments in Moodle.
Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development
Implementation in English CampusOnline.fi.
Completion alternatives
Nonstop online course in Finnish in CampusOnline (Maarakennustekniikka).
Student workload
The dimensioning value of the student's learning work is 27 h / cr, so the student's planned workload for the entire 5 cr course is 135 hours.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Average of exams + assessment of project work.
Qualifications
No prerequisites needed.