Earth and Rock Works (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Object of the course:
The knowledge and skills you get on this course you will need in order to be able to design and implement building trenches, soil structures and retaining walls.
Tämän opintojakson tietoja ja taitoja tarvitset, jotta pystyt suunnittelemaan ja toteuttamaan kaivantoja, maarakenteita ja tukiseiniä.
Course competences:
- Mathematic and Natural science competence
- Technological competence
The learning objectives of the course:
You are familiar with the working methods used in construction and rock construction, and you can tell about them. You know earthwork machines, their capacities and you can plan their use efficiently. You know the structure of the road on different soils. You know how to prepare for Radon in new buildings. You know what to do if high Radon concentrations or contaminated ground are detected in the site. In addition to the basic tasks of the course outlined above, you are able to design retaining walls.

Content

Earthwork methods, Rock construction working methods, Earthwork machinery, Radon, Earthwork methods for softer soil, road construction layers and levelling wedges, road undersides, Contaminated land, reuse of earth materials. Earth pressure and retaining walls.

Location and time

Contact lessons according to Time Table.

Materials

Infra-RYL 2020 tai verkkoversio
RIL 263-2014 Kaivanto-ohje
Hartikainen, Maarakennustekniikka 435
Panostaja-laki ja -asetus
Yo83-Pilaantuneen maa-alueen kunnostuksen yleissuunnitelma

Teaching methods

- Lectures face-to-face / Online Lectures,
- Assignments / Learning assignments,
- Seminars / Workshops
- etc.
Virtual section 1.5 ECTS includes:
- Interactive videos
- Online tests
Students will receive guidance
- feedback on assignments
- feedback on tests
- feedback on self grading
Responsible and transparent use of artificial intelligence applications is encouraged in this course.
- The instructions for each learning task will provide further details on its use in this course, where appropriate.
The use of artificial intelligence is allowed in the following situations:
- for text formatting in learning tasks

Employer connections

Excursions
Company visits at School
etc..

Exam schedules

The course entrance exams must be taken within three ( 3 ) weeks of the course start date in order to maintain the right to study.

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

Completion alternatives

Studification: See the Despcription of Module.

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
Pre-task / Starter task 3 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

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Passable (1): The student recognizes all of the learning objectives, understands the meaning of them and is able to perform the basic tasks described in the learning objectives of the course.

Satisfying (2): In addition to previous skills, the student can systematically describe the issues of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3): In addition to previous skills, the student can describe the influences of various solutions and can make reasoned choices between alternatives.

Laudable (4): In addition to previous skills, the student can apply the learned issues independently and is able to evaluate done solutions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent ( 5 ): In addition to previous skills, the student shows deep knowledge of course contents as well as ability to parse and wider analyze the influences of solutions.

Qualifications

Basics of Foundation Structures

Further information

Grading methods
- Report
- 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