Course Catalog 2006-2007

MPR-5256 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS, 5 cr
Environmental Geotechnics

Courses persons responsible
Minna Leppänen

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - 4 h/per - - -
Exercise - - 4 h/per - - -
Assignment - - 30 h/per - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
To familiarize the student with natural and geosynthetic materials used in ground water protection structures and landfill structures, and the principles of their design.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Typical ground and water pollutants, their sources, propagation and effects.        
2. Effect of permeability on pollutant transportation in the ground and its modelling.        
3. Ground water protection structures.        
4. Design, structures and construction of landfills.        

Requirements for completing the course
Accepted design exercises, laboratory exercise and a written exam.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Exam 75 % and design assessments 25 %.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book Geotechnical Aspects of Landfill Design and Construction Qian, Koerner, Gray 0-13-012506-7     Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    RTEK-4010 RTEK-4010 Introduction to Engineering Geology 3 Recommendable
    RTEK-4400 RTEK-4400 Ground Waters 3 Recommendable
    RTEK-5210 RTEK-5210 Municipality Geotechnics 5 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    Further literature is chosen individually. Timetable of lectures and laboratory exercise are chosen individually.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 25 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 75 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 8
    Assignments 35
    Laboratory assignments 4
    Other contact teaching 8

    Study materials Hours
    Literature 75

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 133

    Correspondence of content
    MPR-5250 Environmental Geotechnics

    Last modified 15.05.2006
    Modified byMinna Leppänen