Industrial EngineeringLaajuus (3 cr)

Objectives

This course deepens and expands the students’ studies in earthworks. They familiarise themselves with the machines and equipment used in earth and water engineering and the related safety and environmental issues. In addition to earth works machinery, the students learn about foundation and drilling equipment, mobile cranes and crushing equipment.

The students learn to create work plans for various civil engineering projects and are able to see the solutions from technical, quality and financial viewpoints.

Content

Earth works, transportation, drilling, piling and crushing machines, mobile cranes and their safety, operational economy and environmental issues. Planning machine works, defining the capacity of machines and the factors affecting them, work planning.

Equipment used in dredging and dismantling, their use and work methods. Permits required in the work (e.g. crushing), environmental impact of the work and minimizing them. Positioning systems for machines, automatic monitoring of work results and the possibilities of new technology in improving the profitability of machine work. Making plans for the work site, such as measuring work site containers and the electrification of the work site, renting and leasing equipment.