Courses persons responsible
Pauli Kolisoja

Implementations

	Period 1	Period 2	Period 3	Period 4	Period 5	Summer
Assignment	35 h/per	35 h/per	-	-	-	-
Exam

(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
To familiarize the student with earth construction materials and earth construction works related to house construction and municipal structures.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Earth construction materials and their technical properties.
2.	Earth cuttings, earth and rockfill embankments, compaction works and special requirements set by winter conditions.
3.	Earthworks related to construction of pipe lines and house construction. Drainage of earth constructions and controlling of frost action.
4.	Earth construction equipment and planning of earth construction works.

Requirements for completing the course
Accepted design assignments. A written exam.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Study material

Type	Name	Auhor	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability...	Exam material	Language
Book	Soil and Rock Construction Materials	McNally G.H.	0-419-21420-8			Yes	English

Prerequisites

Code	Course	Credits	M/R
RTEK-5010	RTEK-5010 Soil Mechanics	5	Recommendable
RTEK-5020	RTEK-5020 Site and Laboratory Investigations	3	Mandatory

Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

Remarks

No lectures in English. Course can be started at any period. Further literature is chosen individually.

Distance learning

- In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
- In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work

- Contact teaching: 20 %
- Distance learning: 0 %
- Proportion of a student's independent study: 80 %

Scaling

Methods of instruction	Hours
Assignments	70

Study materials	Hours
??	60

Other scaled	Hours
Exam/midterm exam	3
Total sum	133

Last modified	25.04.2006
Modified by	Minna Leppänen