1. Identify one current building and construction legislation relevant to the application of structural principles.

Legislation identified may be national legislation or be specific to yourstate/territory.

Briefly explain how the identified legislation applies to the following:

Residential construction

Commercial construction

Building and construction legislation relevant to theapplication of structuralprinciples
How does it apply to residential construction
How does it apply to commercial construction

2. Identify two current building and construction regulations applicable to your state/territory.

Briefly explain how each regulation identified is relevant to the application ofstructural principles.

Regulations	How they are relevant to the application of structural principles

3. Identify the following items below.

i. One current standard relevant to the load capacity of residential buildings

ii. One current standard relevant to the installation of roof trusses

iii. Two current standards relevant to timber framing

a.

b.

4. Aside from the National Construction Code (NCC), identify one other code relevant to building and construction that is applicable to your state/territory. Briefly describe how the NCC and the code you identified are relevant to the application of structural principles in the construction of the following: Residential buildings Commercial buildings

Codes	Relevance to the application of structural principles in the construction of residentialbuildings	Relevance to the application of structural principles in the construction of commercialbuildings
i. National Construction Code (NCC)
ii.

5. Provide a brief description for each of the following building classes:

Building Class	Description
i. Class 1a building
ii. Class 1b building
iii. Class 5 building
iv. Class 6 building

6. Answer the following questions about timber framing.

i. How is the NCC relevant to timber framing?

ii. How is the Timber Framing Code relevant to timber framing?

7. Briefly explain the behaviour of the following structural materials when put under specific conditions:

i. Timber when it is lit on fire ?

ii. Concrete when a constant load is applied?

8. Identify if the following are examples of either:

Dead load

Live load

Wind load

Examples of loads	Type of load
i. Reinforced concrete beams
ii. Strong winds blowing against a building
iii. People walking around
iv. A soft breeze on a fence
v. A vehicle being parked
vi. Stone columns

9. Briefly explain the expected deflection of the following beams.

In your explanation, identify the point of maximum and minimum deflection.

Beams	Expected deflection
i. Cantilever beams Beam length = 10 m Fixed support at 0 m Point load at 5 m Load magnitude = 5 N
ii. Beam with overhang Beam length = 10 m Support #1 = 0m Support #2 = 8m Point load at 4m Load magnitude = 5 N
iii. Beam fixed at both ends Beam length = 10 m Fixed support at 0 m Point load at 5 m Load magnitude = 5 N

10. Briefly explain the performance of the following columns when put under compressive loads.

Types of columns	Performance under compressive loads
i. Steel column
ii. Masonry column
iii. Reactive powder concrete columns

11. Briefly explain the safety factor in design of the following types of roof trusses.

Types of roof trusses	Safety factor in design
i. Timber trusses
ii. Metal trusses

12. Briefly define the following section properties:

Section properties	Definition
i. Centre of area (Centroid)
ii. Second moment of area (Moment of inertia)
iii. Radius of gyration

13. Consider the rafter (assume that it is a rafter tie also connected to walls on either side) that the pots are hanging from in the photo below:

Answer the following questions.

i. Identify the force system that is acting on the rafter.

ii. Describe the force system identified.

iii. Describe what would happen to the rafter if the force applied by the hanging pots were too heavy to be held up by the rafter.

iv. Identify the force system that would be applied if all the hanging pots are removed from the rafter.

14. Answer the following questions about wind bracing.

i. What is wind bracing?

ii. What are the four types of wind bracing?

a.

b.

c.

d.

15. Answer the following questions about approval project plans and specifications documentation below.

i.Briefly describe what approval project plans and specifications are.

ii.What is the importance of having project plans and specifications approved?

16. Answer the following questions about structural designs and specifications documentation below.

i.What are structural designs and specifications documents?

ii.List down three types of information related to structural design that can be found in the structural designs and specifications documents.

a.

b.

c.

iii.List down two specifications that can be found in the structural designs and specifications documents.

a.

b.

17. Answer the following questions about engineer's footing design and specifications documentation below.

i.What are engineer's footing design and specifications documents?

ii.List down two types of information related to footing design that can be found in the engineer's footing design and specifications documents.

a.

b.

iii.List down three specifications that can be found in the engineer's footing design and specifications documents.

a.

b.

c.

18. Answer the following questions about registered plans below.

i.What is another name for registered plans?

ii.List down three details that can be found in the registered plans. a.

b.

c.

iii.Who is the industry professional responsible for preparing the registered plans?

19. Answer the following questions about contour site plan below.

i.What is a contour site plan?

ii.List down two purposes of a contour site plan.

a.

b.

20. Answer the following questions about geotechnical report below.

i.List down four types of information contained in a geotechnical report.a.

b.

c.

d.

ii.Who is the industry professional responsible for preparing the geotechnical report?

21. Answer the following questions about underpinning design and specifications documentation below.

i.What are underpinning design and specifications documents?

ii.List down two examples of an underpinning design.

a.

b.

iii.List down two details that are specified in the underpinning design and specifications documents.

a.

b.

22. Answer the following questions about rock anchors design and specifications documentation below.

i.What are rock anchors?

ii.What is the process that involves the use of rock anchors design?

iii.List down two details specified in the rock anchors design and specifications documents.

a.

b.

23. Answer the following questions about shoring design and specifications documentation below.

i.Briefly explain how the process of shoring differs from rock anchors application.

ii.List down two shoring design applications contained in the shoring design and specifications documents.

a.

b.

iii.List down two shoring processes specified in the shoring design and specifications documents.

a.

b.

24. Answer the following questions about retaining wall design and specifications documentation below.

i.What is the function of a retaining wall?

ii.Describe the retaining wall design types stated in the table below.

Retaining wall design type Design specification

a. Gravity Wall

b. Reinforced concrete

cantilever wall

c. Timber retaining

wall

25. Answer the following questions about tanking design and specifications documentation below.

i.What is the process of tanking?

ii.Describe the tanking design methods stated in the table below.

_{Tanking design methods}Specifications for applying the tanking method

a. Membranes

b. Coating

26. Describe the general details contained in the project documents for each structural system stated below.

Structural systems	General details
i. Floor system
ii. Wall system
iii. Roof system

27. Based on the state or territory you are in, identify the following: i. The state/territory you are based in

ii. One state/territory environmental law that a construction company mustabide by when undergoing a construction project.

iii. Two requirements that the law specifies that a construction company mustabide by.

i. State/Territory

ii. State/Territory environmental law

iii. Two requirements specified by the law that a construction company must abide bya.

b.

28. Briefly describe how the following footing systems perform when bearing structural load:

i. Bored pier footings

ii. Column footings

iii. Stump footings

iv. Drilled piles

v. Driven piles

Footing systems	How they perform when bearing structural load
i. Bored pier footing
ii. Column footing
iii. Stump footing
iv. Drilled pile foundation
v. Driven pile foundation

29. Identify one potential structural issue for each of the following footing systems: i. Concrete slab floors

ii. Mass concrete piers

Footing systems	Potential structural issues
i. Concrete slab floors
ii. Mass concrete piers

30. Identify the structural advantages of each of the following footing systems:

Footing systems	Structural advantages
i. Reinforced piers and beams
ii. Screw piles
iii. Waffle pod slabs
iv. Brick bases