Curricula

Objectives

Purpose of the course:
This course provides you with the basic knowledge you need to design and construct foundations, trenches and retaining walls. You will also need the knowledge as a foundation for civil engineering.

Course competences:
Knowledge and understanding: you will be able to take a soil sample and examine it in the laboratory and be able to interpret the results.
Communication and teamwork: you will be able to communicate effectively geotechnical information, ideas and solutions within the engineering community.
Application of technology in practice: you will have the skills to perform geomechanical calculations.
Research and information retrieval: ability to work in a geotechnical laboratory/workshop environment.

Course objective:
After completing the course, you will be able to identify the types of mineral soil and be able to explain their use as building materials. You will be able to carry out laboratory tests on soil samples to determine the properties of soil materials, including hydraulic properties. In addition to the basic coursework described above, you will know the basics of soil crumbling, soil bearing capacity and the concept of earth pressure.

Content

1 credit: laboratory tests
1 credit: fundamentals of earth pressure, fundamentals of earth bearing capacity.
Identification of soil types, properties of soil types, hydraulic properties of soil, debris.

Time and location

Contact lessons according to Time Table.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Jääskeläinen R., Geotekniikan perusteet, Tammertekniikka 1.painos tai uudempi
Rantamäki M., Jääskeläinen R., Tammirinne M., Geotekniikka 464, Otatieto Oy 7.painos tai uudempi

Teaching methods

On this course will be used following teaching methods:
- Lectures face-to-face / Online Lectures,
- Assignments / Learning assignments, The exercises are partly group exercises.
- Working at Laboratory
- Seminars / Workshops
- Network tests,
- etc.

Practical training and working life connections

Excursions,
Company visits at School
etc..

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Timing of Exams and re-Exams will be agreed on the first contact lesson of the course.

Alternative completion methods

Studification or Accreditation : See Jamk / Peppi Instructions.

Student workload

One credit point means an average of 27 hours of work. The load is distributed in different ways depending on the way the course is implemented.
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In this study period, time use and workload is distributed as follows:
Total load: 80 h
Contact lectures: 28 h
Exercises and homework that support learning: 40 h
Laboratory work-, Exercise/project work to be done during the course: 10 h
Assessment of own competence/peer assessment: 2 h

Content scheduling

Laboratory work schedule:

Further information for students

Grading methods
- Test
- Assignments / Learning assignments,
- Self Grading

The Grading is high-quality and it is based on the learning objectives and criterion of the course.
Self Grading has an important role in Student's Grading.

See also Grading

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

Pass: The student knows and identifies all the topics described in the objectives, understands their importance and is able to perform the basic tasks according to the objectives of the course: laboratory tests, identification of soil types, and can explain the properties of soil types including hydraulic properties, basics of soil and subsoil investigations, and the main principles of soil bearing capacity and the concept of earth pressure. Students can demonstrate their competences by listing topics related to the objectives.

Prerequisites

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