1. 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

2. identify one code relevant to building and construction that is applicable to your state/territory. VICTORIA

Briefly describe the code you identified are relevant to theapplication 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.

3. Briefly explain why foundation movement must be taken into consideration when designing and constructing on-ground concrete slab floors.

4. Identify the structural advantages of the following:

Floor systems	Structural advantages
i. Suspended concrete floors
ii. Timber floor frames
iii. Steel floor frames
iv. Aluminium raised floors

v. Solid hardwood fitted floors
vi. Engineered wood fitted floors

5. Identify two actions during the installation of I-joists that may negatively affect their structural integrity.

Provide a brief explanation for how each action may negatively affect the I-joists'structural integrity.

Action	How it negatively affects the structural integrity of the I joist
i.
ii.

6. Answer the following questions about platform floor construction.

i. What are the components that make up platform floors?

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

ii. What are the structural disadvantages of using platform floors?

7. Answer the following questions about floor systems and their components.

i. Why are compressed sheets commonly used in the flooring of wet areas?

ii. What is one benefit of using vinyl sheet flooring in areas with high foot traffic?

iii. What is one structural advantage of using tongue and groove boards for flooring?

8. Answer the following questions about autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC).

i. Briefly describe the structural capability of AAC flooring panels.

Description must include details on the following:

AAC loadbearing capability

AAC material properties

ii. What are the structural limitations of using lightweight AAC as part of a composite loadbearing wall?

9. Identify one structural factor that must be considered when integrating tilt-up slab panels into composite walls.

Briefly explain why this structural factor must be considered.

Structural factor to be considered	Why this structural factor must be considered

10. Identify the structural advantages of using the following products in composite walls:

i. Glue-laminated lumber

ii. Laminated veneer lumber

Products	Structural advantages in composite walls
i. Glue-laminated lumber
ii. Laminated veneer lumber

11. Identify the structural advantages of the following products used in framed walls: i. Timber

ii. Engineered timber products

iii. Lightweight section steel

Products	Structural advantages in framed walls
i. Timber
ii. Engineered timber products
iii. Lightweight section steel

12. Answer the following questions about masonry walls.

i. What makes a cavity brick masonry wall a good choice for areas that often experience rain?

ii. What are the disadvantages of using single-leaf masonry walls?

iii. What behavioural properties make AAC a good choice for masonry walls?

13. Answer the following questions about wall cladding.

i. What are the structural disadvantages of using timber weatherboards as wall cladding?

ii. How are wall coatings different from regular paint?

14. Identify the structural advantages of the following products used in wall cladding: i. Corrugated metal sheeting

Products	Structural advantages in wall cladding
i. Corrugated metal sheeting
ii. Fibre cement cladding
iii. Tilt-up concrete panels
iv. Fired bricks

v. Unfired bricks
vi. AAC bricks

15. What structural factors must you consider when using compressed wood panelling as cladding?

16. Identify one structural advantage and one structural disadvantage for each of the following:

i. Timber prefabricated roof trusses

ii. Steel prefabricated roof trusses

Product	Structural advantage	Structural disadvantage
i. Timber prefabricated roof trusses
ii. Steel prefabricated roof trusses

17. What are the five structural components of a hand cut timber roof?

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

18. Identify one structural advantage and one structural disadvantage for each of the following roof types:

Roof types	Structural advantage	Structural disadvantage
i. Box gable roof
ii. Dual pitch roof
iii. Dutch gable and Dutch hip roof

Roof types	Structural advantage	Structural disadvantage
iv. Hip and valley roof
v. Skillion roof

19. Answer the following questions about roofs.

i. What parts of the building make up the gable end?

ii. What are the structural disadvantages of north light roofs?

20. Briefly explain the importance of the following in the structural integrity of a roof:

i. Rafters
ii. Purlins

21. Identify one structural advantage and one structural disadvantage for each of the following products used in roof cladding:

Products	Structural advantages in roof cladding	Structural disadvantages in roof cladding
i. Concrete tiles
ii. Clay tiles
iii. Metal tiles

22. Identify the structural advantages of the following types of roof claddings: i. Shakes

Roof claddings	Structural advantages
i. Shakes
ii. Shingles
iii. Short-run sheeting
iv. Long-run sheeting
v. Metal sheeting

23. Identify three roof sheet profiles.

For each roof sheet profile identified, identify the structural advantages of usingthem as roof cladding.

Roof sheet profile	Structural advantages as roof cladding
i.
ii.
iii.

24. A man living in a bungalow notices that small splits and cracks are forming in his house's timber roof trusses. He remembers that his area recently experiencedheavy snowfall and calls a contractor for help in fixing the cracks.

During their conversation, the contractor tells him that the trusses were not builtto withstand heavy snow loads and that a team will come and fix the trusses.

Given the information above, answer the following questions.

i. What are the structural defects of the roof trusses?

ii. Identify one factor that contributed to the structural defects of the roof trusses that you identified.

iii. Identify one possible implication of the structural defect that you identified.

iv. Identify what structural principle was not properly applied.

v. Briefly explain how the structural defects you identified were caused by failure to apply the relevant structural principle you identified.

vi. Describe the extent of work that needs to be done to rectify the structural defects you identified.

25. A 5-storey building was recently bought by a paper-making company. A few days after moving in, an employee on the fifth floor complains that water is leaking intothe building and that there are some stained ceilings on the fifth floor.

The manager hires a structural engineer to inspect the roof of the building and theengineer finds that condensation may be forming inside their roof due to their roofbeing made of concrete slabs but having no insulation or vapour control layerincorporated in it. The structural engineer also points out that the plans for the roofdesign do not specify what material should be used during construction.

Given the information above, answer the following questions.

i. What are the structural defects of the roof?

ii. Identify one factor that contributed to the structural defects of the roof that you identified.

iii. Identify one possible implication of the structural defect that you identified.

iv. Identify what structural principle was not properly applied.

v. Briefly explain how the structural defects you identified were caused by failure to apply the relevant structural principle you identified.

vi. Describe the extent of work that needs to be done to rectify the structure defects you identified.