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Building Surveying and Inspection

EBB/4/050

Faculty of Engineering, Science
and the Built Environment

2012/2013

Level 4

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Table of Contents

1. Module Details ................................................................................................................................. 3
2. Short Description ............................................................................................................................. 3
3. Aims of the Module .......................................................................................................................... 3
4. Learning Outcomes ......................................................................................................................... 3
4.1 Knowledge and Understanding ....................................................................................................... 3
4.2 Intellectual Skills .............................................................................................................................. 4
4.3 Practical Skills .................................................................................................................................. 4
4.4 Transferable Skills ........................................................................................................................... 4
5. Assessment of the Module .............................................................................................................. 4
6. Feedback ......................................................................................................................................... 5
7. Feedback ........................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
8. Introduction to Studying the Module ................................................................................................ 5
8.1 Overview of the Main Content ......................................................................................................... 5
8.2 Overview of Types of Classes ......................................................................................................... 5
8.3 Importance of Student Self-Managed Learning Time...................................................................... 6
8.4 Employability .................................................................................................................................... 6
9. The Programme of Teaching, Learning and Assessment ............................................................... 6
10. STUDENT EVALUATION ................................................................................................................ 7
11. Learning Resources ........................................................................................................................ 7
11.1 Core Materials ................................................................................................................................. 7
11.2 Optional Materials ............................................................................................................................ 7
12. Health,Safety and Security During Surveying Practicals ................................................................ 8
13. Assignment brief .............................................................................................................................. 9

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1. MODULE DETAILS

Module Title: Building Surveying and Inspection
Module Level: 4
Module Reference Number: EBB/4/50
Credit Value: 20
Student Study Hours: 125
Contact Hours: 60
Private Study Hours: 15
Pre-requisite Learning (If applicable): None
Co-requisite Modules (If applicable): None
Course(s): BSc property management, commercial
management, HNC Construction
Year and Semester 2012/13/ Semester2
Module Coordinator: Dr A. Bayyati
MC Contact Details (Tel, Email, Room) 02078157338,[email protected],T520
Teaching Team & Contact Details Ali Bayyati
(If applicable): Ian Bourne 0207815 7332

Subject Area: Surveying
Summary of Assessment Method: Course work/Field work

2. SHORT DESCRIPTION
This unit focuses on the principles and application of Surveying in construction industry using both
traditional and modern Surveying technology including the establishment of horizontal/vertical control and
basic setting out techniques and processes. The unit will also undertake to develop the key techniques
involved in undertaking residential property inspections for repair and maintenance of dwellings, along with
the procedure to adopt in establishing a planned maintenance programme over a ten year life cycle for a
residential estate.

3. AIMS OF THE MODULE
To enable the students to have a fundamental knowledge of surveying and practice including basic surveying
principles, levelling, angular measurements ,computations and practices for positioning, setting out,
levelling, area and volume calculation for surveying and construction applications.
To develop the skills to undertake inspection of properties for the purpose of evaluating the causes
of building defects, or adaptation work following assessment of disabled persons needs, along with
the undertaking of urgent pr planned maintenance work.

Learning Outcomes

3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On completion of this unit, the student will be able to:
 Understand the principles of linear surveying, and the process employed by
Ordnance Survey
 Understands the principles of levelling, contours and contouring from OS maps
 Cary out measured building survey producing plans and elevations
 Understand the process of levelling and undertake a levelling exercise to establish
levels of given points and carry out all field book calculations
and checks using standard methods.
 Understand the principles of angular measurement and its uses in calculation of
rectangular coordinates
 Calculate area’s and volumes of geometric figures
 Calculate irregular area’s and volumes for irregular shapes using trapezoidal and
Simpson’s formulae

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 The knowledge and understanding to develop excel spread sheets to assist in
collecting of survey data, for the future development of planned maintenance
programmes

 The development of skills to evaluate the possible causes of building defects and
action to take in undertaking repair work.

 The skills to undertake a singled building plan survey of a residential property and
preparation of a schedule of work

 The skills to undertake adaptation schemes on residential properties for disabled
needs following initial appraisal of those needs by consultant

3.2 Intellectual Skill

 Understand and apply surveying processes as applied in property inspection and
construction.

 The ability to apply knowledge and understanding to building defects and to be
able to specify a schedule of works to recitify the deficiency.

The ability to undertake and collect data from a single building plan survey of a number of
properties to enable a planned maintenance programme to be developed.

3.3 Practical Skills

Use and interpret maps, plans& drawings, carry out measurements, undertake
surveys, record information, prepare plans and information for others
Interpret and use quantities and qualitative data

3.4 Transferable Skills

Managing and developing self
Working and relating to others
Communication
Managing tasks and solving problems
Applying numeracy
Applying technology
Applying design

4. ASSESSMENT OF THE MODULE
The unit is assessed by direct field work assessment during the practical’s and group surveying project
presented as assignment to include all practical measurements, calculations and drawings.

COMPONENT WEIGHTING MINIMUM COMPONENT
MARK
Fieldwork 30% Not applicable
Fieldwork 70% Not applicable
Assignment

The minimum unit pass mark is 40%

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The unit is assessed by a practical project weighted as follows:

A. Field Work……………30%

Work carried out during the practicals of the semester will be assessed on site. Individual marks will
be awarded to group members participating in the practical. Attendance and participation in the
practicals are essential in completing the unit successfully.

B. Practical Project……..70%

The project work is weighted as follows:
1. Project work 1
Linear Survey, Levelling, Angular measurements and computations 40%
2. Project work 2
Building plans/drawing and building condition survey, schedule of work 30%
Final Mark=30%(field work)+Project1(40%)+Project2(30%)=100%

The minimum pass mark for the unit (weighted average) is 40%
Resit is by resubmitting a new piece work.

5. FEEDBACK

Feedback will normally be given to students 15 working days after the submission of an
assignment.

6. INTRODUCTION TO STUDYING THE MODULE

6.1 Overview of the Main Content
This unit introduces the students to the basic theory and practice of engineering surveying,
particularly as applied in construction. Concepts of dimensional horizontal and vertical control are
taught and supported by practical exercises. The students will develop practical skills in use of
basic surveying instrumentation including tapes, levels and applications. They will learn how to take
surveying measurements, book, carry out levelling, angular measurements for basic setting out,
and necessary computations and check the accuracy using standard methods. The practical
aspects of this unit will involve carrying out a linear survey of a given site together with levelling,
angular measurement and the calculations of areas and volumes. The module also develops skills
and understanding of the procedures to be adopted in evaluating building defects and action to be
taken, along with the ability to provide a life cycle programme of works on residential properties
over specific periods of time or the preparation of a scheme of adaptation for a building following
review of assessment reports.

6.2 Overview of Types of Classes

The contact time will be as follows:
 Lectures: The students will be introduced to basic principles of surveying, levelling
and computation of reduced levels, principles of setting out using linear and polar
measurements, calculation of areas and volumes for construction quantity
applications. Students will also be introduced to building survey measurements
recording/drawing of plans/elevations together with building inspection and defects
evaluation and preparation of repair schedule of residential buildings.
 Tutorials: The students will carry out surveying computations exercises in levelling,
basic survey calculations including areas and volumes to consolidate learning of
standard surveying techniques and the use of OS maps/contours. The students will
also produce building plans/elevations for a domestic building in addition defect
maintenance and repair schedules.
 Fieldwork: The students will undertake a fieldwork project in chain and offset linear
triangulation survey, levelling, angular measurements, Building plans/ information
measurements, Defects in residential building and schedules for
repair/maintenance.
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6.3 Importance of Student Self-Managed Learning Time
Students will work in groups to complete all practical, computational and presentation work.
It is essential that groups functions as a team to plan and carry out all their work both
during and outside the contact hours.

6.4 Employability

This module develops skills and understanding of surveying processes using tapes, levels, Theodolite and use
of surveying data applied in surveying and construction.

The module also develops skills and understanding of the procedures to be adopted in evaluating building
defects and action to be taken, along with the ability to provide a life cycle programme of works on
residential properties over specific periods of time or the preparation of a scheme of adaptation for a building
following review of assessment reports.

7. THE PROGRAMME OF TEACHING, LEARNING
AND ASSESSMENT

Week Week Topic Fieldwork/Tutorial Coursework
Starting
1 Introduction to the Reconnaissance/planning
unit and distance
28 Jan Project
measurement
brief
2 04 Feb Principles of linear Establishment of
surveying/triangulatio control/triangulation
1
n
3 11 Feb Principles of Detail measurements and
levelling; offsetting/Tutorial
1
Measurement and
booking
4 18 Feb Principles of Use levels :Levels
levelling; measurement and
1
Measurement and booking

booking
5 25 Feb Principles of Use levels :Levels 1
levelling, booking measurement and
and computations booking/Tutorial
6 04 Mar Angular Use of theodolites/total 1
measurement and stations/Tutorial
setting out
7 11 Mar Angular Measure Details 1
measurement
8 18 Mar Building Measurement/recording
Inspection/Repair of building 2
Hand in
maintenance plans/elevations
Project 1
9 15 April Building Measurement/recording 2
Inspection/Repair of building

maintenance plans/elevations
10 22 Apr Building Building defects
Inspection/Repair evaluation and recording 2
maintenance
11 29 Apr Building Building defects
Inspection/Repair evaluation and recording 2
maintenance
12 06 May Repair/maintenance Produce repair and 2
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schedules maintenance schedules
13 13 May Repair/maintenance Produce repair and 2
schedules maintenance schedules

Hand in Project 2
week starting 20th
May 2013

8. STUDENT EVALUATION
This is a new module however, students enjoyed the practical work and the learning
experience of last years similar units.

9. LEARNING RESOURCES

9.1 Core Materials

Irvine, W, Surveying For Construction 5th Edition McGraw Hill, 2002
Wood, Brian, Building Maintenance, Wiley- Blackwell 2009
Series of Lecture notes on Maintenance, building defects and adaptation of buildings.

9.2 Optional Materials

Clancy,J, Site Surveying and Levelling 2nd Edition,Edward Arnold, 1991
Banister, A and Baker, R, Solving problems in Surveying, 2nd edition, Longman, 1994
Muskett, J, Site Surveying, BSP professional Books, 1988

Useful internet sites:

www.ordnacesurvey.org.uk
www.rics.org.uk
www.ice.org.uk
www.ices.org.uk
www.leica-geosystems.co.uk
www.sokkia.com
www.pentax.com
www.trimble.com

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10. HEALTH,SAFETY AND SECURITY DURING
SURVEYING PRACTICALS

Task/Activity steps* Current management Additional controls
Controls
Measuring distances Students advised to be All involved in the surveying practical should wear high visibility safety
by taping extra vigilant when vests
surveying public
highways including
surveying in the car park
roads and the vehicular
access areas
Levelling on public Surveying instruments All involved in the surveying practical should wear high visibility safety
highways including should be set up in vests
university campus suitable areas well away
and the car parks from obstructing traffic or

pedestrians.
Surveying points are
chosen in suitable safe
spots in the surveyed
area

Measurement of Inverse level Students should be briefed on the risk involved plus the use of hard
Inverse levels-points measurement is only hat is compulsory. Students should also be aware of risk to
higher than the allowed under themselves, others and property in vicinity of the use of fully extended
collimation height of a supervision and the staff levelling staff. Safe procedure of handling the staff is necessary
level such as bridge holder should wear a
levels hard hat
Angular Surveying instruments All involved in the surveying practical should wear high visibility safety
measurements using should be setup in vests
a theodolite are suitable areas well away
carried out within the from obstructing traffic or
car park pedestrians.

Use of Laser Students/users should
Students/User are instructed not look directly into the laser beam
Surveying instruments be made aware of the
risk

Use of surveying Students are shown to Students are given instructions and demonstration on safe transport
instruments involves safely handle surveying and use of surveying instruments
the use of Tripods, equipment especially
Ranging Rods and tripods, Ranging Rods
other equipment etc
SECURITY: Never leave your instruments or your positions unattended at any time.
Take these with you as you move around the site.

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11. ASSIGNMENT BRIEF

Building Surveying and Inspection

Tutor(s): Dr A. Bayyati
Issue date: Week Beginning Submission Date W e e k b e ginning18 Mar 2013
28/01/2013
Unit no(s):
Building Surveying 55%(40%CW+15%FW)
and Inspection Practical Survey work
(EBB/4/050) Project 1

You are required to carry out and produce a large scale survey of the suggested development
area together with associated calculations using linear surveying, levelling techniques and angular
measurements.
This is a group work project in which you are expected to plan, carry out your work, and
complete your survey project and presentation as a team. All group members must participate in
various aspects of this practical project.
A full diary of work must be kept and submitted with the project showing times, dates, type of
work and members of team’s work (participation).Attendance therefore is essential in completing
this unit successfully.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Attendance and participation are essential to pass unit.
Resit assessment is carried out through a test.
A. Linear Surveying
Carry out a reconnaissance for the site and produce a sketch supplemented by
photographs for the site showing the important features including buildings, boundaries,
services nearby, control points etc. Copies of the sketch may used to reference your
measured points by labelling and numbering on the sketch in further surveys.
1. Choose suitable control points to triangulate the site at suitable positions. Avoid
selecting positions that result in small angles(less than 20 degrees) and very short
distances or the obstruction of flow of traffic / pedestrians.
2. Measure all distances (fore and back) between control points and diagonals to
fully triangulate the surveyed area using linear survey principles.
3. Measure and record all details (boundary, services, lamp posts, fences etc) by
offsetting from chain lines (l lines joining control points).
4. All measurements should be recorded on appropriate survey sheets using
standard methods.
5. Produce a fully annotated indexed large scale (choose a suitable scale) drawing
on A4/ A3 to all measured details.
6. Calculate the area of the development using area formulae.
B. Levelling
Start your levelling at the nearby OSBM =3.771m above datum
1. Locate the OSBM on the site. Set up the level in a suitable position, take a reading
to the OSBM and record as BS reading.
2. Appropriate levelling book (height of collimation) should be used to book all your
readings.
3. The first reading for any setup of the instrument must be recorded as BS.
4. All other reading should be recorded as intermediate sights (IS), except the last
reading which should be recorded as FS.
5. The levelling processes should continue towards the control points established in
advance either in anticlockwise or clockwise direction until all the points are
levelled.
6. The levelling processes should continue to close back on the BM or TBM. This
final reading should be recorded as FS.
7. Every student should copy these group work measurements on both Heights of
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Collimation and the Rise and fall methods booking sheets.
8. Calculate the level of control points using both methods.
9. Check the accuracy of your levels and your levelling calculation using standard
methods.
10. The closing error of your levels should not be more than ± 5√ n mm, where n is
the number of instrument setups.
11. If the required accuracy is not achieved, the exercise should be repeated.

C. Total Station :Angular/detail measurements

1. Choose two suitable control points to represent a base line for measurements.
2. Setup the total station on one of your control points.
3. Follow the procedure given in the instruction sheet ( to be supplied on site) to
setup the instrument and survey your site automatically using a total station.
4. Measure the site details (building lines, manholes, services, kerbs etc) and your
control points that you have already measured using linear survey techniques.
5. Use your linear drawing and record all your measurements (E, N and H) on the
drawing.
6. The total station will calculate the coordinates of all the measured points. Store all
your measurements in a file in the instrument.
7. Use AutoCAD to produce a fully indexed large scaled drawing for your survey.

Poor participation in this project may result in a Resit.

Project 2

The Brief

The owner of 34 Burlington Road, Enfield, London, recently had a local
builder around to discuss the possibility of having additional bedroom
built on top of the previous extension, which was built in 2003.

Those particular works consisted of alterations and extension to the
existing kitchen and a new single storey ground floor bathroom. A
completion for the works was obtained from The London Borough of
Enfield building control department following the final inspection of the
completed works.

On viewing the rear extension works the local builder pointed out (to
the horror of the owner) that part of the bathroom had been built on the
top of a manhole and not off a foundation. Photographs were taken by
the owner which clearly shows the building defect to the bathroom
extension built some nine years ago.

The owner has now approached you to seek your professional advice
on how best to address this particular building issue, so wishes to
engage your services in advising him of how to deal with this situation.
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