General principles of statics. Materials and elements of farm buildings.
Energy balance of farm buildings. Examples of rural buildings. Design of
farm buildings (CAD). Survey and representation of rural territory.
Measures of distances, angles and differences in level and relevant
instruments. Simple topographic surveys. Global Positioning Systems.
Reading and using of topographic maps, cadastral maps.
For Topography and Cartography part, it is possible to utilize books of
High Schools.
Learning Objectives
Knowledge acquired: the main goal is to form the students in relation to
problems concerning the working of a farm building and concerning the
survey and representation of the territory
Competence acquired (at the end of the course): Methods to evaluate
and design farm buildings; methods to read maps and to carry out
topographic works.
Skills acquired (at the end of the course):
the student must acquire capacities necessary to carry out works
concerning the design of rural and agricultural and food buildings. The
student has to know the reading and using of the maps, in order to carry
out topographic surveys and to analyze the territory.
Prerequisites
Courses to be used as requirements (required and/or recommended)
Courses required: no
Courses recommended: Mathematics
Presentations used in lessons available on e-learning platform Moodle
Type of Assessment
Exam modality: Intermediate tests on 3 parts of the course (statics; environmental control; topography and cartography), plus CAD test in laboratory; final oral
exam.
Intermediate tests are counted for final vote.
Intermediate tests remain valid in the following academic years.
Course program
Rural building - General principles of statics. Materials and elements of
farm buildings. Design of farm buildings. Energy banace of rural
buildings. Examples of rural buildings. Survey and representation of rural
territory. Measures of distances, angles and differences in level and
relevant instruments.
Simple topographic surveys. Global Positioning Systems. Reading and
using of topographic maps, cadastral maps. Program of practical
lessons:
Calculus of environmental control in farm houses (in information room).
Individuation of transmission coefficient (K). Choice of materials. Design
of farm building in CAD (in information room).
Technical visits in farms to examine structures and equipment.
Reading of topographic maps. Use of topographic instruments and survey
trials.