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Course Catalog 2012-2013
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 |
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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:
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 |