Introduction
In this course architectural students will be trained to acquire basic knowledge of the principles and techniques of Land Surveying which will be relevant to their professional practice on graduation. The course will enable them to understand the technical information and data from land surveying and their applications in project planning, design and construction. It will be of great benefit to them in site investigation, concept development, site planning, orientation, sectioning and setting out of their building projects. The built development will thereby be integrated with the terrain and environment to achieve sustainability which will be beneficial to the community and society at large.
Entrepreneurially, the graduate architect could be engaged by a client for site investigation, analysis, selection and acquisition.
Objectives of the Course
Objective of the course are to:
1. Provide an overall view about surveying as an observation technology which will help the architect recognize the problems in which surveying can assist.
2. Introduce some basic surveying instruments and methods to the architect and how to employ them in their practice.
3. Know the various methods of surveying small areas.
4. Utilize measurements from surveying to execute architectural works.
5. Understand the site details, sizes, boundaries, orientations etc. provided by survey plan and needed for their site planning and integrating the project with the terrain.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course the students should be able to:
1. Acquire cognitive knowledge on the basic principles and techniques of land surveying.
2. Get practical knowledge on the uses of basic surveying devices.
3. Use technical data and information from land surveying to carry out architectural and building projects.
4. Integrate site terrains and architectural projects to achieve a sustainable built environment.
5. Understand the site details, sizes, boundaries, orientations etc. provided by survey plan and needed for their site planning and integrating the project with the terrain.
Course Contents
Module 1: Introduction to Land Surveying
Module 2: Measurements in Land Surveying
Module 3: Classifications of Land Surveying
Module 4: Triangulation, Chain and Traverse Surveying
Module 5: Levelling and How Heights are determined
Module 6: Bearings and Directions
Module 7: Topographic Maps/Contouring
Module 8: Plans and Maps; Scales
Module 9: Theory, Sources and Types of Errors in making observations in Land Surveying
Revisions
- Lecturer : charles chukwu