Surveying in Architecture (ARCG112)

Quiz Lecture 3 - Fundamentals of Surveying

Dr. Joao Pinelo Silva, Assistant Professor

Question 1

How is surveying important for architecture?

  1. Surveying is only relevant in very small sites
  2. Architects design buildings with consideration for the existing context, including the topography of the site. Surveying is important in the sense that it creates the representation of the existing topography, and assists with setting out the design on the site
  3. Surveying is important because it helps in the building process
  4. Surveying is only important for architecture when the slope is 45 degrees and higher
  • What is the prooduct of surveying that architects use?
  • What is it used for?

The survey (created by surveyors) is the base on which architects work shaping buildings and terrain together. The 'setting out' part of surveying is also useful in the construction process to locate buildings and other features with precisin on the site. The larger and more varied the topography os a site, the more important it is to have a survey.

Question 2

What are the primary functions of surveying?

  1. Mapping and setting out
  2. Surveying and mapping
  3. Surveying and mapping
  4. Mapping and measuring
  • Mapping is the process by which a place is represented on a map/plan.
  • What is the inverse activity?

Mapping and setting out are the two most important components of surveying. They sort of stand on both sides of design. Mapping takes places before design and contributes with the topography over which design is made. Setting out is useful after the design, to locate the designed features on the site.

Question 3

Give that c is the hypotenuse and a and b the other two sides of a right angle triangle.

What is the equation of the Pythagorean Theorem?

  1. \(c2 = b2 + a2\)
  2. \(c2 = c2 + a2\)
  3. \(b2 = c2 + a2\)
  4. \(c2 = 2b + 2a\)
  • What does the Pythagorean theorem postulates?

The Pythagorean theorem postulates that on a right-angle triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the adjacent and opposite sides. In this case: \(c2 = b2 + a2\)