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Geotechnics (3 cr)

Code: AT00CB18-3007

General information


Enrollment

06.05.2024 - 30.08.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1.5 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

  • Lahti Campus
  • E-campus, Lahti

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Civil and Construction Engineering, Urban Planning (2022, 2023)

Teachers

  • Eija Hauska-Mertanen

Scheduling groups

  • Luennot 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Verkkotentti 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Verkkoluennot 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • TLTIYKS22S
  • TLTIYKS23S
  • TLTIENTEC22KM

Small groups

  • Lecture 1
  • Exam 1
  • Online lectures 1

Learning outcomes

The student knows the typical geological soil layers and how they are created. The student can name the soil types according to both the geotechnical soil classification and the Eurocodes.
The student knows the concepts and phenomena as well as copes with simple calculations related to soil types,structural properties, hydraulic properties, groundwater and other moisture, frost and frosting.
The student knows the most common soil and laboratory studies and identifies the initial data needed in geotechnical design.

Assessment scale

1-5