Valid for: 2019/20
Decided by: PLED V
Date of Decision: 2019-04-01
Elective for: V4-hb, V4-at, V4-ko
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish
The aim of the course is to give knowledge in foundation engineering and to give ability to, on the basis of results from geotechnical investigations and loading conditions, design and evaluate geotechnical installations.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
In the course the following subjects are treated: computation of settlement, soil stabilisation methods, shallow foundations, pile foundations, slope stability and design of supporting structures.
In the course an extensive hand-in assignment is performed, where geotechnical design is performed on the basis of results from a geotechnical investigation and loading conditions. The hand-in assignement may consist of several sub-tasks.
Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Written examination and hand-in assignment.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Parts
Code: 0117. Name: Written Examination.
Credits: 4,5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written examination
Code: 0217. Name: Hand-in Assignment.
Credits: 3. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Hand-in assignment
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: VGTF01, VGT021
Course coordinator: Erika Tudisco, Erika.Tudisco@construction.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.geoteknik.lth.se
Further information: The course may be partly taught in English.