Course Catalog 2011-2012
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Course Catalog 2011-2012

MPR-5226 Earth Construction, 5 cr

Additional information

Suitable for postgraduate studies

Person responsible

Pauli Kolisoja

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
            MPR-5226 2009-01  

Requirements

Accepted design assignments. A written exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

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 construction equipment.     
3. Earth cuttings, earth and rockfill embankments, compaction works and special requirements set by winter conditions.      
4. Earthworks related to construction of pipe lines and house construction.      
5. Drainage of earth constructions and controlling of frost action.      

Evaluation criteria for the course

Exam 75% and design assignments 25%.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

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

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)

Correspondence of content

There is no equivalence with any other courses

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
MPR-5226 2009-01        

Last modified28.02.2011