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Application Form Part 2 and Technical Industry Questions – Certificate III in Concreting
Application Form Part 2 and Technical Industry Questions – Certificate III in Concreting
20/02/2023
1.
Plan and Prepare for Work Prepare the work area and equipment for workplace operations for the day.
Weekly
Monthly
Every 3 months
Once or twice a year
Rarely or never
None
2.
Toolbox/Team Meeting Actively participate in a team toolbox talk/meeting on the work site. Record notes of this meeting
Weekly
Monthly
Every 3 months
Once or twice a year
Rarely or never
None
3.
Excavation Work Excavate by hand a 3 metre trench with a right angle corner, size of trench to be at least 0.45m deep by 0.35m wide.
Weekly
Monthly
Every 3 months
Once or twice a year
Rarely or never
None
4.
Site Set Out and Levelling Setting out L-and T- shape building on a site with fall using below devices. Spirit level Optical or Dumpy level Water level Laser level
Weekly
Monthly
Every 3 months
Once or twice a year
Rarely or never
None
5.
Reinforcement Place and fix reinforcement materials including deformed bars, rods and mesh sheets.
Weekly
Monthly
Every 3 months
Once or twice a year
Rarely or never
None
6.
Determine concrete supply and brief team Calculate type and amount of concrete, organise pour including staff and timing. Project manage jobs and team
Weekly
Monthly
Every 3 months
Once or twice a year
Rarely or never
None
7.
Place concrete Place at least 3 precast panels or a concrete slab to a size of at least 100 square metres, including 1 with falls of at least 25mm in a 1m.
Weekly
Monthly
Every 3 months
Once or twice a year
Rarely or never
None
8.
Finish concrete Finish precast or non-precast concrete using a steel trowel, edging and jointing tool to at least 100 square metres or 5 panels
Weekly
Monthly
Every 3 months
Once or twice a year
Rarely or never
None
9.
Cure concrete Cure precast or non-precast concrete by using a curing compound, covering, flooding, or ponding, fogging or steaming to at least 100 square metres or 5 panels
Weekly
Monthly
Every 3 months
Once or twice a year
Rarely or never
None
10.
Apply decorative finishes Apply colour, exposed aggregate, pattern, stamping, polish and stencilling
Weekly
Monthly
Every 3 months
Once or twice a year
Rarely or never
None
11.
Cut and core concrete Saw-cutting joints to at least 5 metres of concrete Core hole through at least 100mm depth
Weekly
Monthly
Every 3 months
Once or twice a year
Rarely or never
None
12.
Repair and rectify concrete Repair defects such as cracks, broken edges, blistered, tolerance level repairs, cutting and replacing concrete
Weekly
Monthly
Every 3 months
Once or twice a year
Rarely or never
None
13.
What are the 3 main ingredients of concrete?
Water, aggregate & cement
Water, stone & lime
Saltwater, gravel & cement
Curing agent, aggregate & cement
None
14.
Why are control joints put in a concrete slab?
To allow controlled movement in the slab
To stop movement in a slab
They are not required for house slabs, only driveways
To be used for screeding the concrete surface
None
15.
What reinforcement materials are commonly used in a concrete slab?
Steel bars and mesh
Visqueen
Timber but only treated pine as this is resistant to termite attack
Water
None
16.
What grade of concrete is recommended for a standard driveway?
40mpa
25mpa
60mpa
100mpa
None
17.
Concrete is strongest in …
Compression
Tension
Compression & tension
Torsion shear
None
18.
After concrete has been placed when can the bull float be applied?
Immediately after placement
After the vibrator has been used
Immediately after the initial screeding while the concrete is still plastic
Only after certification by an engineer
None
19.
After concrete has been placed it can be finished by mechanical or manual trowelling at what stage of the process?
Immediately after the initial screed
After the concrete has cured
After the formwork has been removed
After the bleed water has come to the surface and evaporated.
None
20.
Why would you vibrate concrete?
To minimise air pockets in the concrete
To help level the concrete surface
To test the strength of the formwork
To test the strength of the concrete
None
21.
If you are pouring an exposed aggregate driveway, what extra precautions do you need to take to protect the environment?
Contain the cement slurry and prevent it from flowing into the stormwater drain
Watch that the stencils do not blow away
Control the amount of dust in the air by maximising water usage
Wear PPE
None
22.
What is meant by the term “Curing Concrete”?
The process of controlling the rate and extent of moisture loss from concrete during cement hydration
The ratio of water to cement in concrete
Quality of the finished surface of the concrete
The strength of the concrete after 28 days
None
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