Course Description

Introduction to the types, functions and ways of using drawing tools; Various lines, letters, numbers and symbols and their functions; Explain the various Pictorial, Orthogonal and Perspective projections and their applications in civil engineering; Building Construction Drawing (Case Study: 2 Storey Residential House), consisting of Architectural Drawings: Floor Plan, Foundation Plan, Roof Plan, Longitudinal Section, Cross Section, Front View, Side View. Structural Drawings: Plan for Laying Foundations, Sloofs and Columns for 1st Floor, Plan for Laying Beams and Columns for Floor 2, Plan for Placing Ring Beams and Ring Gevels, Reinforcement Table and Transverse Portals and Longitudinal Portals. Introduction to Transportation Building Construction Drawings: Symbols and Legends, Layout Plans and Road Cross Section Drawings. Introduction to Water Building Construction Drawings: Irrigation Building Lay Out Plan Drawings, Details and Sections using AutoCAD software.