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CPCCBC4011B: Assessment 5
What you have to do
To complete this assignment you will need to find a reinforced concrete or reinforced
concrete/masonry framed building of medium rise either under construction or completed,
and present an information report covering the items detailed below.
This report will require planning and time to gather the relevant information and present it to
an industry standard, a standard you would present to a client that would have your building
organisation viewed in a professional light.
Obviously if you follow a building from start to finish this assessment will take some time to
complete, so it is expected you may supplement your selection of building site with images
accessed from the internet. If you do adopt this option, the images you collect must be
consistent with the building used in the body of your report. For example, don’t include the
detail of a simple strip footing when the building is a large wide span industrial building.
Similarly, don’t include a pad footing when none are required on the project.
You are reminded of the WorkCover Authority requirement to have completed an approved
National OHS Construction Induction Training course including the unit of competency
CPCCOHS1001A – Work safely in the construction industry, generally referred to as the
“white card” before entering a building or construction site. This does not apply to complete
buildings.
The structure of your report is detailed below. Your report should include graphics, (photos
or sketches), wherever possible and include appropriate comment to explain the
construction detail and view.
Part A: – Compulsory
Footing system – compulsory
Investigate and describe the soil type/foundation typical of the area
Detail the footing system that has been designed for the project. Describe the footing
systems using text and simple sketches.
Provide photographs or sketches of the footings under construction.
Structural system – compulsory
Present photographs and descriptions of the structural framework
Using simple sketches, describe how the frame supports the load of the building.
Detail the types of connections utilised between the structural members eg footings
to columns, columns and walls etc, and explain how they contribute to the stability of
the frame.
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Part B: Complete 2 of the 3 following topics
Topic 1 Floor system
Describe with the aid of photographs or sketches the floor system that has been
used.
Detail the construction sequence to produce this component of the structural
element.
Provide photographic detail of the floor under construction nominating the
reinforcement etc.
Topic 2 Wall system
Provide photographs of the wall system(s) utilised in the design of the structure.
Sketch construction details not able to be recorded in the photographs.
Outline the sequence of tasks that details the process of erection of the structural
wall system.
Explain, by the use of sketches, how the bracing elements perform their task of resisting
wind loads in two perpendicular directions; eg. On the front or back of the building and on
the sides of the building.
Topic 3 Services
Investigate how the building/building area controls stormwater. Describe the overall
concept and report on guttering, downpipes, pipes, tanks, ‘ponding’ areas and
detention/retention tanks.
Detail the services supplied to the building. Show using photographs the connections
for, power, water, gas, fire communications etc.
Detail the active and passive fire detection and prevention systems in use. Describe
their installation and their functions.
Part C: (For Extra Credit)
Roof system
Identify the structural roof system. Show photographs and describe the components.
Indicate the structural members on a roof plan sketch. Clearly identify the roof
bracing elements if appropriate.
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Indicate the type of roof cladding used. Research and provide information on the type
of cladding including span tables, connection, installation and support details where
appropriate.
Sketch the gutter detail for the building and include details of any relevant/necessary
flashings to prevent the entry of water into the building
Note
Your report should address all the above points and be appropriately formatted. Keep your
responses concise and each section should be about 2 to 3 pages long. The following rules
apply to all assessment submissions including this assessment.
Rules for Assessment Presentation
Your assessment in MS Word (not pdf) should uploaded into the relevant WsiOnline
assessment, and be presented in the following order:
1. Title Page with course number, unit number, assignment number, student number,
student name and contact details
2. Contents Page listing topics covered
3. Assessment
4. Bibliography
Your assessment should have the following formatting:
Font – Tahoma 12 point preferred
1.5 Spacing
Standard margins
In the footer Pagination, ie, page x of y
All work shall be electronically submitted in A4 sized format as a word document (not pdf).
Wherever possible, use should be made of photographs, diagrams and sketches. Drawings
larger than A4 can be included in the report if necessary.
Things NOT to do
Do not plagiarise – produce your own work in your own words and you will benefit
from the exercise.
If you include photographs etc from web downloads to supplement your work, you
must acknowledge the source adjacent the photograph etc. The use of downloads
should be minimal and only used as a last resort.
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