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Supervise and Apply Quality Standards to the Selection of Building and Construction Materials Assignment -

Purpose of Assessment - Assessment is the process of gathering and judging evidence in order to decide whether has achieved a standard or objective and it is a competency-based assessment. The competency-based assessment is the method of gathering and judging of evidence in order to decide whether you achieved a standard of competency.

The assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the required knowledge and skills to Supervise and apply quality standards to the selection of building and construction materials.

Assessment Task 1 - Written Questions

Assessment Objectives - The student will demonstrate knowledge required to supervise the systems through which materials are selected, acquired and stored on site for building or construction work up to and including medium rise projects, including

• alternative materials
• building and construction materials and technologies
• construction and contracting equipment and its use
• construction supply processes
• environmental effects on various building and construction materials
• relevant licensing arrangements
• testing procedures
• Workplace safety requirements.

Answers to all the questions and the answers should be correct, sufficient and in acceptable form of quality and standard.

Questions -

1. How do economic factors affect the selection of building materials?

2. Why are environmental factors important in building material selection?

3. What does thermal capacity refer to?

4. Durability will be dependent on exposure, but direct and indirect causes of deterioration include what? Outline 2.

5. Describe the fire performance of timber.

6. Describe, in detail, the properties and uses of specific plastics in building.

7. Describe a safe method for storing glass on site.

8. How should you stack and store timber on site?

9. How do organisational quality standards apply to the selection of materials?

10. What is the importance of Workplace safety?

11. Who are the WHS duty holders in any organisation?

12. What would you need to do in order to manage hazards in the workplace?

13. Describe the followings alternative materials

A. Straw Bales

B. Grasscrete

C. Rammed Earth

D. HempCrete

E. Bamboo

F. Recycled Plastic

G. Ferrock

14. Write short notes on building and construction technologies.

15. What is the role of technology in building designs?

16. What is Innovations in Construction Technology?

17. What are the materials used in construction of building?

18. Briefly describe Green Construction.

19. What properties should be building materials have?

20. Describe the following construction and contracting equipment and its use.

Earth-moving machinery

Cranes

Elevators

Escalators and Hoists

Concrete mixing

21. What is supply chain process in a construction project?

22. What is the purpose of Standards & Tolerances in building and construction?

23. List at least five Licenses and permits required specific to the construction industry.

24. What are the testing procedures in building construction?

Assessment Task 2 - Project and Role-playing

Assessment Objectives - The student will demonstrate skills and knowledge required to Supervise and apply quality standards to the selection of building and construction materials including Identify and describe the properties of building materials, ensure suitable building materials are selected for application, Supervise the acceptance, safe handling and storage of materials on site, Supervise testing of materials on site for suitability and fitness for purpose and Establish records of materials testing and report on testing process conformance or otherwise.

The student will also demonstrate following skills

Apply numeracy skills to workplace requirements

Communication skills to:

• enable clear and direct communication, using questioning to identify and confirm requirements, share information, listen and understand
• communicate organisational procedures and other information to relevant personnel

Read and interpret:

• documentation from a variety of sources
• plans, specifications and drawings
• report on difficulties with either supply or standards of materials
• use and interpret non-verbal communication
• use language and concepts appropriate to cultural differences

Written skills to:

• establish and maintain records of tests and testing procedures
• record relevant information

Materials testing skills to enable materials to be tested according to relevant Australian standards or the ability to arrange for testing to be carried out independently

Reporting skills to report on-difficulties with either supply or standards of materials

Supervisory skills to ensure the correct selection and installation of materials on site and secure storage of materials on site

Systems development skills to ensure systems are developed to ensure correct materials that meet appropriate standards are delivered and used on site.

Role-play Participants for simulated environment.

• Student: going to be assessed as per assessment requirements.
• Batch mates: Participants as team members/suppliers/General manager/ CEO or as per assessment requirements.
• Assessor may participate in the role play and will allocate the participants from your batch mates and will observe the activity.

While communicating the student will demonstrate skills to

• Participate in verbal exchanges?
• demonstrate active listening and questioning techniques to clarify information and confirm understandings?
• Selects and uses appropriate conventions and protocols when interacting.
• Demonstrate skill to deal with, liaise with others, share information use language and concepts appropriate to workplace environment and culture?

Assessment task A - Project description

The assessment task requires you to complete this activity using the plans below of for another live construction program. Check with your Assessor prior to using an alternative set of plans.

Part 1- Select construction materials for Medium Rise Project

This part requires you to select materials to build the residential project. The building is to be built in two different locations for two different clients. Your assessor will nominate the two locations from the following list:

• sand site conditions in a metropolitan area
• bushfire location
• close to the ocean
• soil classification for a specified area
• high-wind area
• alpine area
• earthquake-prone area
• flood-prone area.

For each of the two areas chosen, determine at least three (3) suitability criteria which would affect the selection of materials for the project. An example of a suitability criterion you may choose would be 'degradation'.

Evaluate the materials chosen for the project against your suitability criteria for each of the two locations specified by your assessor. If the materials meet the suitability criteria, explain why. If the materials do not meet the suitability criteria, explain why not and make a recommendation for an alternative material that would meet the suitability criteria. This information can be presented in a report or in a table.

Materials must include -

Brick or concrete structures, including:

• cavity brick
• core filled concrete blocks
• single skin clay block
• tilt-up concrete panels

Cladding, including:

• brick veneer
• colourbond and zincalume sheeting
• fibre cement or compressed wood panelling
• stuccoed stud walls
• weatherboards

Floor systems, including:

• bearers and joists
• brick bases
• compressed sheet wet area flooring
• concrete slab floors, including slabs on ground and suspended slabs
• engineered floor Joists
• fitted (cut-in) floors
• platform floor construction
• sheet flooring
• tongue and groove flooring

Timber and timber structures.

Part 2 - Purchase construction materials

Part 2 requires you to write purchase orders for the materials for three (3) major trades. This could include, for example, plastering, bricklaying, carpentry, painting, plumbing or electrician work. If you are unsure whether the trade you have chosen is considered as a major trade, ask your assessor for advice.

The purchase orders need to include specific transport and delivery instructions for the materials. The instructions are to include actions to prevent damage, where to place the materials on the site, when to deliver the materials, and any special requirements such as covering the materials to prevent damage.

Develop checklists to be given to the supervisor or subcontractors for checking the materials delivered to the work site for the three trades. Checklists should also include what actions to take, if the materials delivered are faulty or incorrect, or insufficient amounts are delivered.

Part 3 - Material testing

Part 3 requires you to determine the testing that has been carried out or is required for the materials being used on the project for the three trades you have chosen. This could involve confirming the quality tests that are carried out as part of the manufacturing process, or sourcing additional testing, such as may be required for concrete or soil capacity. You may present this information in a report or spreadsheet format.

You are also required to develop the procedure's that would be needed to manage the testing/sampling requirements you have identified, and to manage any records that result from the testing and sampling. The procedures can be in written form or you could also use a flow chart form.

Assessment Task B - Observation

Your trainer assessor will define a simulation project for a medium rise building to your group. For this activity, you will supervise a group of three and as lead person, you are required to

A. Identify building and construction materials specified in the project or contract documentation.

B. Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing within your team, manufacturers and suppliers of materials (manufacturers and suppliers of materials will be role playing persons assigned by trainer assessor).

C. Test the materials to maintain quality standards on site.

D. Apply effective sampling and record keeping processes.

E. Use safe handling and materials storage techniques.

F. Comply with organisational and legislative requirements.

This activity will be directly observed by the trainer/assessor and you must perform the following steps while demonstrating the above:

1. Identify suitability of materials commonly used in the region for a given building system.

2. Identify Properties of materials, their standards of quality and the compatibility and non-compatibility of different materials.

3. Identify environmental impacts of different materials.

4. Identify Impact of allowable tolerances on the conversion of naturally occurring materials.

5. Identify tolerances for installing and assembling materials and check in regard to the nature of the work being performed and the requirements of Australian standards.

6. Select of building materials as per suitability for the building system specified in the project.

7. Select materials for their safety, required fire resistance rating, serviceability and cost effectiveness.

8. Consider short and long-term degradation of materials in relation to the proposed life cycle of the building.

9. Select alternative materials if specified materials are unavailable or unsuitable.

10. Discus organisational procedures for the acceptance, safe handling and storage of materials on site with in your team.

11. Determine limitations and effects of transportation on materials and discus what actions are to be taken in the case of potentially damaging circumstances.

12. Handle materials correctly and safely on site using appropriate equipment and safe work practices.

13. Store materials in accordance with manufacturer specifications and in compliance with the relevant Australian standards.

14. Inspect all materials delivered on site for naturally occurring and/or manufactured defects before installation.

15. Discuss with your team in regard to actions to be taken in the case of defects caused by incorrect installation, application or placement.

16. Preserve timber and use and protect ferrous and non-ferrous metals in the construction process using appropriate methods.

17. Test materials, including soil, filling, compacting, surfacing, concreting and welding, as per specifications and analyse results on-site before and during installation.

18. Discuss with in team how the Samples of materials taken during placement or installation are accurately and how to send for laboratory testing.

19. Identify defective materials and take and record remedial action is recorded.

20. Non-conformant on-site materials tests are immediately notified to the appropriate company officer (role playing) for further action.

Attachment:- Building and Construction Materials Assignment File.rar