Exercise 5 Weatherproofing This tutorial worksheet forms part of Assessment 1 – Folio. Introduction To complete this exercise, you will need to refer to the National Construction Code. Refer to the set of architectural drawings named ‘Architectural Floor Plan.pdf’ that is available in BB > Study Topics > Week 5 and under Exercise; this is a floor plan view taken from Curtin University’s Engineering Building. Tasks Discuss the performance requirements for the wet areas of the aforementioned design with reference to NCC (2019). (20 marks) Below you will see multiple waterproofing solutions by ‘Tremco’ and their applicability. Useful website Head to the waterproofing page on Tremco website now: “Waterproofing Made Easy” Available via: https://tremco.com.au/pillars/waterproofing. Identify the appropriate performance solutions to satisfy the performance requirements identified under Question 1. (15 marks)Discuss the construction and post-installation requirements for the aforementioned solutions (you will need to refer to the technical data sheets provided by the manufacturer). (25 marks) Below you will see a schematic view of a proposed basement construction; discuss the waterproofing techniques that you recommend for the basement elements with respect to the basement construction method you suggest. Due to the limited area, assume that open excavation is not possible for basement construction. (40 marks) Figure 1: Basement extensions beneath a Victorian villa in Holland Park (Bloomfield 2014) References Bloomfield, Ruth. 2014. “Multimillionaire Conservative Party donor planning London’s biggest ever basement extension – 28ft below £20m mansion.” Evening Standard, January 28, 2014. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/multimillionaire-conservative-party-donor-planning-londons-biggest-ever-basement-extension-28ft-9089719.html
