Science & Materials 1 Report: Precast Concrete Slab Analysis

This report, focusing on Science & Materials 1, delves into the regulations governing the use, storage, and handling of construction materials like concrete, cement, and glass. It explores material environmental profiling, lifecycle assessment, and the benefits of product declarations and environmental certifications. The report evaluates testing procedures to identify the performance characteristics of precast concrete slabs, discusses material properties, and highlights regulatory requirements. Furthermore, it examines material selection strategies concerning human comfort requirements and identifies materials for a selected building area, explaining their contribution to a balanced indoor environment. The report emphasizes the importance of sustainability, efficiency, and versatility in material selection for construction projects, particularly focusing on precast concrete slabs. The report also touches on the importance of regulatory compliance and the impact of material properties on building design and performance, offering insights into the environmental impact and human comfort aspects of construction materials.

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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LO1..................................................................................................................................................3
P1 Discuss the regulations how impact on the use, storage and handling of a selection of
vocationally typical construction materials.................................................................................3
LO2..................................................................................................................................................4
P2 Identify the material environmental profiling and lifecycle assessment................................4
P3 Discuss the benefits of product declaration and environmental certification........................5
LO3..................................................................................................................................................6
P4 Evaluate the significant result of testing procedures to identify performance characteristics
of precast Concrete Slab material................................................................................................6
P5 Discuss the material properties and regulatory requirements, highlighting any unexpected
results and why these may occur.................................................................................................7
P6 “Precast concrete Slab” materials for a given building based upon their performance
properties in use...........................................................................................................................8
LO4..................................................................................................................................................9
P7 Discuss the material selection strategy regarding the human comfort requirements.............9
P8 Identify materials for a selected area within a building and explain how these contribute to
a balanced indoor environment..................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
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INTRODUCTION
A material is define the substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an objective. it
can be measured as pure or impure, living as well as non-living matters. Usually, this kind of
materials are classified on the basis of its physical, chemical properties.
This report will discuss about the regulations which impact on the use, storage and handling
the selection of construction materials. It will focus on the material environmental profiling and
lifecycle assessment. Moreover, identifying the advantage, benefit of product declaration or
environmental certification. Furthermore, this documentation will describe about the actual result
of relevant testing procedure, materials properties for building on the basis of performance.
LO1
P1 Discuss the regulations how impact on the use, storage and handling of a selection of
vocationally typical construction materials.
One of many hazardous workplaces includes the construction sites as they can involve different
kind of dangerous tasks. As per analysis, it has been revealed that materials handling equipment
is a major cause of accidents at particular sites. Through safety measures which being followed
or monitored continuously, accident rates are becoming high as either worker, who are unable to
aware about the hazardous or safety related regulations (Omer and Noguchi, 2020). In this way,
it has been improved understanding towards regulation which can directly impact on the use,
storage and handling of construction materials such as concrete, cement, glass and many more.
Compliance with safety regulation is consider as perpetually top of mind within construction
site. But non-compliance can increase as unsafe working conditions for employees, costly fines,
and work stoppage. Within worst condition, revocation of certifications or licensing that
construction company need to conduct the enterprise. According to the Code of federal
regulations (CFR), it is mainly covered the virtually any physical workplace, Also applicable as
Safety and health act that will support for enforcing this regulation in proper manner. On the
other hand, there are few most commonly health & safety related regulation applicable for
material handling, Including Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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This kind of regulation will support for use, storage and handling the typical construction
materials in building sites.
By using the Risk Assessment, it can help to address any kind of hazards in which
applicable the health and safety act to perform the different activities. In this way, it is making an
effective plan to handle the typical construction materials.
 Identify what could cause injury or illness in the construction sites.
 Deciding how likely it could be harmed and seriously cause individual person
 Take a suitable action to eliminate or remove the hazards, possible to control them.
LO2
P2 Identify the material environmental profiling and lifecycle assessment
In BAM construction company, contractor is basically used the environmental profile as consider
the standardised method for identifying and assessing the environmental effects associated with
building materials over their life cycle (Mashwama, Thwala and Aigbavboa, 2020). It can use in
the extraction, processing and use or maintenance of disposal materials. This type of Life cycle
Assessment method is explained in the diagram below:
By using Enviromental Profile method, it allows to identify the reliable as well as comprable
environment information related as PreCast Concrete slab materials. Workers are used the
PreCast Concrete Slab, which is primarily consider sustinable material use in the building
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develoipmnent. It allows them to properly cure in controlled environment rather than exposing
its variety of unfovorable wealther condition. It is also consider as suitable slane which avoid
cracks, structural faults within ebentual demolitions. This kind of Precast Concrete slabe material
which help to improve current environmental condition. it means that maintain or control high
level of environmental sustainability.
Life Cycle assessment is helping to calculate the potential environmental impacts of
PreCast concrete Slab materials across the defined life cycle. LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) is
recognised within international building environmental which automatically rating tools such as
Green Star. By selection of Precast concrete Slab in which maintain an enviromental
sustainability in building construction.
P3 Discuss the benefits of product declaration and environmental certification.
The Main goal of Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), according to the
international standards is to create an environmental declaration of building items. It supports for
encouraging the demand or supply, cause less stress on the environment by giving the relevant or
verifiable information on ecological perspective (Natukunda, Muhwezi and Sengonzi, 2020).
Here is the common benefits of product Declaration and environmental certification as follows:
 Save the money in long term construction project success
 Meet the consumer requirements and keep maintain the building sustainability
 Publish EPD for concrete material that will use, ensure that all kind of data or
information accurate. It help to identify the environmental impacts on the construction
business.
 Increasing the recognition when BAM Construction Company has been considered
environmental declaration, boost the global rating.
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LO3
P4 Evaluate the significant result of testing procedures to identify performance characteristics of
precast Concrete Slab material.
On Site evaluation of Precast Concrete slab material, it is a main challenge in the condition
assessment of quality control. Maintenance manager within BAM Construction Company to
prefer as non-destructive and non-intrusive method to avoid any kind of environmental damage.
Furthermore, it has been evaluating the test procedures in order to determine the performance
characteristic of precast concrete slab material in construction sites.
Compression test on the precast concrete core-
The extracting the concrete sample and then testing for its core strength, which often
considered the most cost effective and reliable solution. In fact, it should consider multiple
codes, guidelines and then approved the method for testing. In this way, it help to identify the
current existing structure of Concrete slab panel (Marcher, Giusti and Matt, 2020). Through this
way, it is also identifies the current strength of panel in which handle core actions such as
maintain moisture, control a safety mobilization.
The pull out test-
It is another important concept that is tensile force which is mainly required to pull a disk,
together with layer of concrete from surface to which it is completely attracted. This is
completely related to the compressive length of concrete material. Generally, it is morally used
to test or diagnosis of strength problem. Therefore, it involves testing a small piece of equipment
to fix through nuts, screw and bolts.
Rebound Hammer for concrete strength-
Usually, it is another way to test the current strength, characteristics performance of
precast concrete Slab material. It can be used rebound hammer which primarily works on the
basis of significant principles. In order to measure rebound of spring driven mass after its impact
with slab. New version of testing which have been commercialised, used that help for engineer to
find its material properties.
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P5 Discuss the material properties and regulatory requirements, highlighting any unexpected
results and why these may occur.
Precast Concrete material is basically created off-site by using a mold. This kind of material is
poured into wooden, steel which mold with rebar, wire mesh. In context of material properties,
precast concrete has been created in fully controlled environment, which can easily eliminate or
remove the any kind of variables such as weather, interfering with quality of timeline in
production.
Concrete material has considered as high efficiency which can easily control or manage the
manufacturing environment. Suddenly, it speeds up the entire construction process. This type of
material is applicable as maintain sustainable process (Mesaros, Spisakova and Mandicak, 2020).
in fact, many building develop that can use as precast concrete applicable with full of
certification.
Precast concrete material properties-
In order to use precast concrete slab material successfully applicable in the construction
project. It should be aware about the properties. As expert in the construction project, it has been
identified the properties of Precast concrete slab material.
Compressive- the strength of precast concrete slab which is become consider as one of
important structural properties. As per standards, it should be maintained as compressive strength
of material and use in the building construction.
Tensile- The flexibility of concrete slab which primarily depends on its tensile strength.
Sometimes, it is also measured its unreinforced concrete beam and also resistance to failure or
success.
Shear- it is the real factor which mainly identify the compressive strength of concrete material.
The average strength of material in its shear varies from its half of compressive strength.
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Regulatory requirements for precast Concrete slab material-
The code of practice is basically deals with design, construction and quality control of
structure, layout. At that time, it should include precast concrete slab in commercial, residential
building design. Usually, it has been specified in code of practice within precast concrete slab for
design approach. It may be used provided that sufficient justification as per given criteria
(Mesaros, Spisakova and Mandicak, 2020). As per consider the regulatory requirement, it is to be
kept in mind, while constructing building project by using precast concrete slab material.
 Implementing a suitable standardisation in which utilise its current planning regardless of
construction project.
 Applicable legal policies and procedures within planning to handle the functionality of
construction project in proper manner.
 Check the stability of entire structure and individual components during phase of
construction.
P6 “Precast concrete Slab” materials for a given building based upon their performance
properties in use.
For projects commercial and residential building development, It can be used the “Precast
Concrete” which means engineers enjoy a greater latitude of planning. This kind of material is
helping to customise and ready for fast installation. Basically, it can be selected the Precast
concrete slab, accelerate the overall project schedule and also enjoy the price or cost saving.
In context of “Precast concrete material, it has been examined the properties of this material
within performance in building development.
Versatility- it has been covered the versatility of precast concrete materials which have
already used but also highlighting its efficient properties. The ability of concrete material is to
change its texture, size according to the requirement.
Efficiency- it comes as result of controlled or managed the manufacturing environment.
When it able to produce the Precast concrete all year long in setting. It speeds up the overall
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process of construction. Suddenly, it has been updated the schedule by using Concrete materials
in order to gain the opportunity in term of performance for building project.
rather the process is comparative as efficient that could even have made of precast
materials and store in advance. In term of performance, it applicable to save both time and
money. It would be increased the efficiency while reducing stress of coordination with skilled
workers.
Sustainability- Concrete material is based on the sustainable item, in fact many
developer use precast concrete. This can help to absorbs, release heat slowly which can translate
towards long term energy saving. Additionally, precast concrete slab is becoming harvested and
less needs to be disposed of building’s life cycle.
LO4
P7 Discuss the material selection strategy regarding the human comfort requirements.
For selecting the materials for project which requires considerations of appeal, initial and
ongoing cost or price. Sometimes, it will be considered the life cycle assessment in context of
material performance, availability and impact on the environment (Mesaros, Spisakova and
Mandicak, 2020). The ability is to identify its recycle property, dispose of precast concrete
material at the end of its life.
Materials must be sustainable, it means that present use will not completely compromise
future in used by harming environment. But precast concrete slab is fully meet all criteria in term
of renewable sources, plentiful supply, and lower current environment impact across their life
cycle. In BAM company, manager and contractor will be used the different kind of material
selection strategy in regardless of human comfort requirements.
Life cycle assessment- it is based on the process which applicable in term of operational
energy consumption. It plays important role to identify the material which have environmental
friendly, associated with construction projects. This procedure will help for workers to make a
better decision in term of material selection on the basis of its robust, credible environment.
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Moreover, it is always encouraging the precast concrete slab and recognised its versatility,
efficiency and performance management.
Sourcing of construction material- It is mainly include complex procurement process and
handle the supply chain process. As result, it has been reduced the risk, threat of human which
provide the better comfortable. In fact, it is also applicable different sourcing policies and targets
which plays important role to adopt as transparent selection process. Controlling and monitoring
of concrete materials procured at construction site by using holistic responsible sourcing plan.
P8 Identify materials for a selected area within a building and explain how these contribute to a
balanced indoor environment.
When constructing the cost effective sustainable buildings, it is not easy that achieve both
success and failure of project and contribution on its indoor environmental quality.
Unfortunately, it is the simplest way to focus on the building construction project and identify
their value of increase user productivity.
Here, it has been selecting the room areas or space in the buildings, afterwards, it should be
considered the different materials for purpose of design, architecture from familiar to materials.
Concrete- it is the most widely used building material, which making as good beginning to get
know about the entire infrastructure, design pattern. However, it has been described the
significant environmental impacts which include carbon emission up-to 5% across the world
(Mesaros, Spisakova and Mandicak, 2020) .
Concrete materials are consider use as sustainable environment in which help to give a major
contribution in balance its indoor environment in proper manner.
Wood- it is one of the oldest, use as traditional building materials around the world. This
material can applicable in develop or design for windows. This kind of material is starting to take
as important standards, norms. Basically, it can use as wood items and high rise building. This
kind of diverse material provide the better insight. Wood has a great collection of resource to
learn about the architecture design in the indoor design. Moreover, wood material has been
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contributed to balance indoor environment. Because this kind of material is protect to maintain
the sustainability.
Glass- it is one of the most common material to achieve better transparency and light without
doubt glass. This kind of material is contribute to balance indoor environment of interior
architecture for building construction. By using Glass material, it is taking necessary step in
which attempt to extend its properties and create as responsive glass.
CONCLUSION
From above discussion, it has concluded that Science and materials plays important role
within construction projects. This can help to measure the different raw materials, which
applicable to maintain the environmental sustainability. In this report, it has been discussed about
the rules and regulations in which impacts on the use, storage and handling the Concrete
materials in the construction. In this documentation, it has been considered the material
environmental profiling and lifecycle assessment which help for identifying the uniqueness and
certification in future use. Moreover, identifying the advantage, benefit of product declaration or
environmental certification. This documentation has been identified the accurate result or
outcome relevant to the testing procedure, materials properties for building on the basis of
performance.
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