Earthworks and dam construction
Preface
Identifier: BV120003
Curriculum/ Assignment: Elective 2. Semester
ECTS-Credits: 3,0
Cycle: Summer semester
Language: German
Contact
Akad. Dir. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Heyer
Course Content
The building material soil:
- classification
- categorization
- sensitivity to frost
Loosening, loading, banking:
- construction operation
- use of equipment
Installation and compaction:
- Tasks of soil compaction
- compaction properties
- Pre-compaction measures
- Requirements for compaction quality
- compaction types
Quality assurance, testing:
- self-monitoring
- control tests
- direct and indirect test procedures
Soil treatment with binders:
- Use of lime, cement, mixed binders, etc.
Building on low load-bearing ground:
- Deep soil improvements
- soil replacement
Rail-specific earthwork aspects:
- Ril 836
- formation seepage layers
- formation protection layers
- dynamic stability
Hydraulic applications:
- dikes
- dams
Study Documents
All study documents can be found on MOODLE.
Exam
A written examination is offered at the end of the lecture period. The examination takes 60 minutes. All study documents, literature and a simple scientific pocket calculator are permitted as aids.
The course contents dealt with in the previous (current) semester are always relevant for the examination.
Registration for the examination must be made in time at tumonline. The examination office is responsible for the registration for the exam.