| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Intro -- Half Title page -- Title page -- Imprint page -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Guide to the text -- Guide to the online resources -- Australian standard units of measure -- Introduction -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Unit conversion table -- List of figures -- Colour palette for technical drawings -- Part 1: Codes and standards -- Chapter 1: Building codes and standards -- Introduction -- The NCC classes of buildings -- Accessing and interpreting codes and standards -- Review design solutions for effectiveness and compliance -- Fire protection |
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Chapter 2: Legal requirements for building and construction projects -- Introduction -- Builder licensing or registration -- WHS legislation and provisions on site -- Legal requirements relevant to construction -- Insurance and regulatory requirements -- Financial transactions -- Building contract obligations -- Industrial relations policy -- Dispute resolution -- Chapter 3: Construction contracts -- Introduction -- Business contracts: the essentials -- Selecting a contract -- Contract preparation -- Chapter 4: Work health and safety -- Introduction -- Areas of potential risk |
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Inspecting and reporting on areas of specific risk -- Implementation of control measures -- Communication and educational programs -- Chapter 5: Plans and specifications -- Introduction -- Types of drawings and their purposes -- Common symbols, abbreviations and terminology -- Key features of site plans -- Key features of working drawings -- Specifications: how to read and interpret -- Specifications: the non-structural elements -- Chapter 6: On-site supervision -- Introduction -- Payments, claims and general contract administration -- Communications: the supervisor's role -- Quality control |
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Final administration: towards the completed project -- Chapter 7: Business disputes -- Introduction -- Evaluating the information and developing dispute resolution procedures -- Investigate disputes and resolution strategies: negotiating with parties -- Resolution: identifying the opportunities -- Part 2: Business preparation -- Chapter 8: Tender documentation -- Introduction -- Contracts and risks -- Tender preparation -- The supporting documentation -- The completed document -- Company endorsement -- Chapter 9: Small business finances -- Introduction -- Implement a financial plan |
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Monitor financial performance -- Part 3: Design considerations -- Chapter 10: Site surveys and set out procedures -- Introduction -- Levelling devices: set up and use -- Setting out: techniques and calculations -- Topography -- Longitudinal sections: pipelines and drainage -- Chapter 11: Simple building sketches and drawings -- Introduction -- Preparing to make sketches and drawings -- Creating simple sketches and drawings -- Notating and processing drawings -- Part 4: Structures -- Chapter 12: Structural principles -- Introduction -- Structural principles: the basics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Construction industry -- Australia -- Textbooks
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Building -- Australia -- Textbooks
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Building
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Construction industry
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Australia
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| Reading List |
MMP219 recommended text 2024
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SRT159 recommended text 2024
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780170285674 |
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0170285677 |
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