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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Review project documentation to identify structural systems.
  2. Evaluate effects of loads and forces.
  3. Review structural integrity of building designs.
  4. Report findings and amend drawings.

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Geophysical and climatic conditions must include:

bushfires

earthquakes

extreme temperatures

flooding

marine and industrial atmosphere

noise

snow

steep land

soil classification

wind (cyclones).

Types of loads must include:

environmental loads, including wind events (cyclones)

live, dead and combination loads

moving loads, including volume of users

permanent loads, including weight of building.

Stresses and strains must include:

bearing

bending or deflection and long-term creep

compression

racking

shearing

tensile

torsion

yield.

Structural building materials must include:

concrete

glass

masonry

metal

plastics

wood

other materials in common use.

Codes and standards must include:

BCA and referenced Australian standards for structural provisions

AS1684 Residential Timber Framed Construction.