Exam Details

Subject Topographic Systems
Paper
Exam / Course Bachelor Of Architecture (B.ARCH)
Department School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

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No. ofPrinted Pages: 3 IBAR-056 I
BACHELOR OF ARCmTECTURE (B.Arch.)
Term-End Examination
December, 2015

BAR-056 TOPOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70
Note: Attempt any five questions. All questions are of equal marks.

1. Explain the basic principles of surveying with neat sketches.

What is the sensitivity of a bubble tube? How is it determined?

2. Explain the booking of a field book.

Find the horizontal distance between stations A and If the measurements were carried out along rising and falling slopes as follows:

AB 500.65 m along a rising slope of 5.65°
BC 700.35 m along a gradient of 1 18
CD 400.00 m along a falling slope of 2.56 in 20 m

3. Explain true meridians, magnetic meridians, fore bearing, back bearing and WEC.

WEC of the lines of a traverse ABCDA are given below. Find the interior angles.

Line Bearing
AB 70°
BC 120°
CD 223°
DA 320°

4. Explain the radiation and intersection methods of plane table.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of plane table surveying?

5. Discuss the errors in theodolite work.

Explain the step-by-step procedure to find the vertical angle between two points.

6. Explain closing error. How are the magnitude and direction of closing error determined?

The survey data of a traverse is given below.Find the missing measurements.

Line AB BC CD DA
Length 201.8 288.4 192.6 missing
Bearing N 45° W N 60° E S 34° E missing

7. Explain profile levelling and cross-sectioning.

The following readings were taken during reciprocal observations to find the difference in elevation between two points. Find the true difference in elevation between them. If the RL of A is 127.945 find the RL of B.

Instruments at A B
Staff at A 1.345 1.965
Staff at B 1.525 2.015

8. Write short notes on any four of the following:

Reciprocal ranging

Site survey technique

Classification of survey

Contouring

Audio Visual presentation

Rise and fall method


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Subjects

  • (Urban Designing) (Elective - 2)
  • Advanced Building Services (Elective 1)
  • Architectural Sciences & Services - Iv (Energy Systems And Hvac)
  • Architectural Sciences And Services - I (Climatology)
  • Architectural Sciences And Services - Ii (Illumination And Acoustics)
  • Architectural Sciences And Services - Iii (Water Supply And Sanitation)
  • Culture And Built Forms - Iii
  • Culture And Built Forms-I
  • Culture And Built Forms-Ii
  • Culture And Built Forms-Iv
  • CULTURE AND BUILT FORMS-V
  • Culture And Built Forms-Vi
  • Disaster Management (Elective - 2)
  • Earthquake Resistant Structures (Elective 1)
  • Estimating And Costing
  • Green Architecture And Environmental Planning (Elective - 2)
  • Intelligent Building Systems (Elective - 2)
  • Interior Design (Elective - 1)
  • Professional Practice And Building Bye Laws
  • Project Management
  • Site Planning (Elective 1)
  • Theory Of Structures - I
  • Theory Of Structures - Ii
  • Theory Of Structures - Iii
  • Theory Of Structures-Iv
  • Theory Of Structures-V
  • Topographic Systems
  • Town Planning