CPCCBC5001A Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for medium rise building projects

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CPC50210 Diploma of Building and
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CPCCBC5001B Apply building codes and
Standards to the construction process for
medium rise building projects
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Assessment: 32662/01

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Introduction
Instructions
For this assessment you will need to access and show your understanding of:
 the National Construction Code (NCC) for medium rise construction, both
Volume 1 and Volume 2.
 a current set of Architecture and Engineering Drawings
 the following Australian Standards:
o AS 3660.1 Termite Management
o AS 4773.1 Masonry in Small Buildings
o AS 3700 Masonry Structures.
Read the instructions and complete your answers for the following 18 questions.
Scenario
Sullivan Constructions has taken on the Greenwich Road boarding house
construction project, and Joe has been informed he will be the site manager for
the project. Joe is new to the company and wants to make a good impression. His
first step is to obtain a current set of drawings before he starts the project. He
wants to check various area’s for compliance to the NCC and Australian
Standards and familiarise himself with other aspects of the codes. Look over and
follow the next series of questions that simulates Joe’s inquiry into the Greenwich
Road boarding house.
Question 1
(Complete the blank sections in the following statement 'single words, not
numerals') Volume two of the NCC deals with building class’s __ class 1__ __ and
__ class 10a__ __
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