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Masonry Works

Building Technology · Level 5  ·  7 Chapters

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Chapters

1
Interpret building drawings
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2
Set-out building
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3
Lay building foundation concrete
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4
Construct foundation walls
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5
Construct ground floor slab
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6
Construct reinforced concrete elements
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Construct superstructure walls
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What Masonry Works covers: 46 main topics in 7 chapters

1. Interpret building drawings

  1. 1.1 Design Symbols and abbreviation
  2. 1.2 Green building standards
  3. 1.3 Measurements
  4. 1.4 Building Typologies
  5. 1.5 Building elevations
  6. 1.6 Building sections
  7. 1.7 National Construction Authority (NCA) Approved Documents
  8. 1.8 Green design parameters
  9. 1.9 Building certification standards
  10. 1.10 National building code

2. Set-out building

  1. 2.1 Personal Protective Equipment types of PPEs
  2. 2.2 Selection and use of eco-friendly PPEs consider;
  3. 2.3 Site preparation activities
  4. 2.4 Reference points
  5. 2.5 Surveying tools
  6. 2.6 Sustainable Waste Management
  7. 2.7 NCA equipment guidelines
  8. 2.8 Setting out tools and equipment
  9. 2.9 Setting out methods 2.9.1 3-4-5 Method
  10. 2.10 Profiling Components
  11. 2.11 Levelling
  12. 2.12 Oversite excavation

3. Lay building foundation concrete

  1. 3.1 National Construction Authority (NCA) Site Safety Rules
  2. 3.2 Materials and tools
  3. 3.3 Excavation of Trenches
  4. 3.4 Foundation trenches types
  5. 3.5 Foundation blinding
  6. 3.6 Foundation Termite treatment
  7. 3.7 Green concrete mixing

4. Construct foundation walls

  1. 4.1 Measurement and alignment
  2. 4.2 Foundation/masonry walling units
  3. 4.3 Backfilling
  4. 4.4 Concrete Curing

5. Construct ground floor slab

  1. 5.1 Hardcore
  2. 5.2 Murram blinding
  3. 5.3 Formwork
  4. 5.4 Damp proofing materials
  5. 5.5 Concrete casting procedures
  6. 5.6 Curing

6. Construct reinforced concrete elements

  1. 6.1 Concrete elements
  2. 6.2 Column concrete kicker
  3. 6.3 Concrete Elements Casting
  4. 6.4 Low-water curing methods

7. Construct superstructure walls

  1. 7.1 Damp Proof Course DPC installation
  2. 7.2 Masonry wall units
  3. 7.3 Bridging of walls Techniques

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit
Oral exam preparation What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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