SITE PLANNING AND ANALYSIS

2 MARKS

UNIT-1 INTRODUCTION

 What is the need and necessity of site surveying? *

 State the major aspects of units of measurements?
 Mention the few instruments/modern equipments used in the site surveying? ******
 Define a ‘Region’. *(13)
 Name any four ways to measure the distance?
 What is triangulation? ***(13)
 What are the different units of measurement for area and volume? Define ‘site’.
 Define ‘site planning’.
 What is meant by reconnaissance survey? *
 Write any two/four types of survey. *
 What is back sighting?
 What are the basic principles of surveying?
 Brief chain survey. *
 Define ‘plot’.
 Define site. (13)
 List out the methods of surveying. (13)
 Name any two instruments used for surveying a contour site. (13)
 List the the methods for calculating the area of site. (13)

UNIT 2-SITE DRAWINGS

 What is centreline plan? **

 Name any two methods of computing irregular site area. *
 Name any two instruments used for marking.
 What is a marking plan? * (13)
 Mention few procedure for making centreline drawings and dimensioning.
 What is master plan?
 How does a master plans influence in the site analysis?
 Give any two precautions to be followed while preparing site drawings. (13)
 Draw a layout and show the important things to be marked. (13)

UNIT -3 SITE ANALYSIS

 State any two/four important aspects/factors to be considered for site analysis. ***
 What is slope analysis? ***

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 Define microclimate. **
 What is site level infrastructure?
 Name the different types of disposal systems?
 How is surface drainage carried out?
 How are slopes measured?
 What are the different types of slope form?
 Define the word ecology.
 How are vegetations classified?
 Brief on site and off site factors. *** (!3)
 Write any two aesthetical factors to be considered in site analysis.
 Name any two modifiers of microclimate.
 How off site factors influence site planning? *
 Define soil bearing capacity.
 Give grading criteria for road , pedestrian path ,surface drainage ,parking area.
 What is the use of site analysis diagram?
 What is grading?
 What is the influence due to water on microclimate?
 Illustrate with sketches water as a modifier of microclimate.
 Briefly explain the importance of preparing the site analysis diagram.
 Briefly explain the importance of climate in site planning.
 Brief the sources of water supply.
 Mention the role of site analysis in site planning
 Differentiate between climate and microclimate
 What are contour interval and horizontal equivalent?
 Define site analysis. (13)
 What are the factors of a site that affect the factors of a site that affect the surface
drainage. (13)
 List out the on site factors that affect the microclimate of a site. (13)
 Differentiate on site and off site factors while analysing the site for a public buildings. (13)

UNIT- 4 SITE CONTEXT

 What are development control rules?

 Brief matrix analysis
 What do you mean by the ‘context of the site’.
 What is the importance of site context in planning. (13)
 Give any two site selection criteria for housing developments. (13)
 Write short notes on composite analysis. (13)
 What is DCR. (13)

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UNIT -5 SITE PLANNING AND SITE LAYOUT PRINCIPLES

 Write the different types of roads used for site planning.

 Sketch turning radius required foe different vehicles with dimension. *
 Sketch the different types of parking. *
 Sketch different circulation details in a cul-de-sac.
 Sketch any one type of conflicting road intersection.
 Sketch any two types of rural roads.
 List out the two major factors in the design of vehicular traffic.
 What is the role of width and height ratio in terms of enclosure?
 Mention various types of roads. **
 Name and sketch any two road intersections.
 Draw a street intersection and mark the components.

5 MARKS

UNIT -1 INTRODUCTION
 Discuss in detail the importance of surveying ,the various survey instruments and their
applications. (13) **
 Explain the procedure of measuring and drawing out a site plan. (13)
 Why survey is carried out?what is a reconnaissance survey?discuss the process of making
reconnaissance survey.
 Explain the method to carry out plan table surveying with neat sketches.
 Explain the importance of site and its content in architectural creactions.
 Describe the various techniques of site surveying. *
 Discuss the classification of site surveying in detail. (13) **
 Write in detail about plain table surveying and various methods. *
 Explain about triangulation method of chain surveying and its advantages. *
 Compare plot and site with land and region.
 Why is surveying needed?how it is classified ?briefly explain the general steps involved in
site surveying. *
 Discuss the need of reconnaissance for the site surveying.

UNIT – 2 SITE DRAWINGS

 Discuss the importance of marking plan and centreline plan.Explain the procedure to do it.
(13) ** *
 Explain four methods involved in computation of area of site. (13)

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 You have a 180 m * 30 m

Site available for a residential project.give a site plan,placing the building within the site
plan.also illustrate with sketches the procedure for preparing the marking drawings for the
house. (13)
 Discuss the importance and procedure of making site drawings and dimensioning. *
 How building plans are set out at the site ?elaborate the precautions and procedure to be
followed. **
 Explain the procedure and precautions taken for plotting the survey drawing.what types of
information should it have?
 Explain the procedure for measuring the contour site and explain how you plot the same as
a drawing.
 Explain the following :
I. Topography
II. Marking plan
III. Centre line plan
IV. Offsite factors. *

UNIT – 3 SITE ANALYSIS

 Explain the site analysis diagram in detail and analyse the factors to be considered for site
analysis. (13)
 Give an overview of all the factors involved in site analysis. (13)
 What are the factors (vegetation,landforms, waters) of microclimate and landform that
influence site planning? (13) ** / explain with a casestudy
 Explain the components that constitute the microclimate of a site with an example. (13)
 How do landforms influence the microclimate and architecture. (13)
 How do different site developments modify microclimate?
 How do site level factors influence site analysis process?explain.
 Proper site planning influence ‘decision making,technical aspects and activities of design’. –
explain.
 Briefly explain how different characteristics of landform affect site planning process.
 Write short notes on following :
i. Contour
ii. Map scale
iii. Angle of response
iv. Slope stability
 What is sewage?explain the different ways of disposing it.
 Discuss how to prepare site analysis diagram. / methodologies ** (with sketches)
 What are the environmental factors ?how it affects site planning process?
 Discuss ecological important of plant type,distribution and then association with different
landforms.
 Explain the detailed analysis and techniques used in the study of contours ,slope analysis etc
 What are the characteristics of contours.

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 Write on two methods of locating contours.

 Explain the different means of water supply system and their advantages and disadvantages
 Write in detail about the process of site analysis and preparation of site analysis map.
 Briefly discuss how to carry out the site analysis for an institutional campus development.
 How to analyse the natural ,cultural and asesthetic factors of a site?/ Explain the
importance of site analysis. **
 Describe in detail the roles and responsibilities of architects to consider climate as a major
factor while designing the site .explain with a case example. *
 Elaborate the aim,objective,scope and content of site analysis ,highlighting your answer with
a case example?
 Discuss the various factors to be considered for site planning with sketches.
 Discuss the importance of site and its content in architectural creations.
 What are the visual clues that give information regarding stability of a slope?explain with
sketches.
 What are contour signatures?explain about them in detail.
 Discuss the following
I. Contour analysis
II. Slope analysis
III. Grading process *

UNIT -4 SITE CONTEXT

 Explain the site analysis diagram in detail and analyse the factors to be considered for site
analysis. (13)
 Differentiate and compare matrix analysis and composite analysis. (13) **
 Discuss the site selection criteria and siting of buildings for a hospital project. / housing
development (*) ,commercial and institutional projects. * (13) *
 Prepare a matrix analysis for site where a beach house is proposed ,assuming the site is
located on east coast road,Chennai (13)
 What is a master plan?explain the components and elements of a master plan with an
example
 Discuss the preparation of maps using matrix analysis and composite analysis.
 Explain the various influencing factors which govern the siting of a building or a group of
buildings in a given site. *
 Explain the purpose and signnifiance of development control rules? / * (by taking a city
you know,explain how it is regulating the development.)
 Explain your understanding of master plans and land use plan

UNIT -5 SITE PLANNING AND SITE LAYOUT PRINCIPLES

 What is site layout?Explain the site layout of a school campus indicating various

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elements. (13)
 Discuss the various factors that affect the pedestrian and vehicular circulation within the
university campus (13) / within the site (13)
 Explain the following in the urban context:
i. Hierarchy of roads * (with sketches)
ii. Types of parking (13)
 Explain in detail the different types of roads,networks and the hierarchy of roads. (13)
*(with sketches)
 Explain in detail the different types of parking and street / road intersections. (13)
 Explain the following
i. Types of roads
ii. Parking standards
 Discuss the site planning and site layout principles with a case study. **
 Discuss on various design aspects in the design of vehicular traffic and pedestrian flow.
 Elaborate on the various factors involved in site planning. *
 Wite an elaborate note on the importance of roads in site planning highlighting their
geometry ,function etc.
 Explain the objectives and functions of organization of pedestrian circulation.
 What is site planning?how does it affect the users,developers and the society?
 Discuss the organization of vehicular and pedestrian circulation to be consideres in site
planning for institutional projects.