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TBA4151

Construction Engineering, Advanced Course

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Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Aggregate score

About

About the course

Course content

Main topics are: Construction Engineering, subsurface operations, Production management in building and construction.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

To convey in-depth knowledge, both theoretical and practical, in a limited field within construction engineering and production management, e.g. planning and construction of underground spaces, subsea tunnels, ventilation of tunnels, production management, productivity.

Skills:

The student is able to use relevant knowledge and methods related to the focus area, e.g. design and plan underground space, measure and analyze productivity.

General competence:

The student may perform an analysis of alternatives in a construction project. The student may use scientific literature and update herself on current research in a specific topic.

Learning methods and activities

The teaching may be given as lectures, seminars, laboratory teaching or guided self-study. Assignments and term report.

Compulsory assignments

  • Compulsory exercises

Further on evaluation

Mandatory exercises must be approved before the exam.

The course assessment includes a final oral exam (50 %) and an individual report on a selected topic (50 %). The results for the parts are assigned a letter grade. For a passing grade in the course both parts of the assessments must have received a passing grade. For a re-take of an examination, all assessments during the course must be re-taken.

Course materials

To be announced at the start of the course.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TBA4575 7.5 sp Autumn 2010
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Hydraulic Engineering
  • Engineering Geology
  • Rock Mechanics
  • Project Quality Management
  • Construction Engineering
  • Construction Management
  • Railway Engineering
  • Highway Engineering
  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Aggregate score
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

Work
Weighting 50/100 Exam system Inspera Assessment
Oral exam
Weighting 50/100 Examination aids Code E Duration 30 minutes

Re-sit examination - Summer 2026

Oral exam
Weighting 50/100 Examination aids Code E Duration 30 minutes