Safeguard people from injury caused by structural failure
Safeguard people from loss of amenity caused by structural behaviour
Protect other property from physical damage caused by structural failure
Safeguard people from injury that may be caused by failure of, or impact with the building or structure
Do all of the above
Question 2
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Glass installations that are at risk of being subjected to human impact must have glazing that if broken on impact, will break in a way that is not likely to cause injury to people.
Answer
True
False
Question 3
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Which of the following characteristics must glazing (within glass installations that are at risk of being subjected to human impact) have?
Answer
If broken on impact, will break in a way that is not likely to cause injury to people
Resists a reasonably foreseeable human impact without breaking
Is protected or marked in a way that will reduce the likelihood of human impact
All of the above
Question 4
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What are permanent actions?
Answer
The design or known dimensions of the building and construction (including the unit weight of the construction)
The known loads that will be imposed during the occupation or use of the building or structure (including construction activity actions)
The environment impact made by the building or structure (during and after construction)
All of the above
Question 5
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What are imposed actions?
Answer
The design or known dimensions of the building and construction (including the unit weight of the construction)
The known loads that will be imposed during the occupation or use of the building or structure (including construction activity actions)
The environment impact made by the building or structure (during and after construction)
All of the above
Question 6
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How many Importance Levels of Buildings and Structures are there?
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1
2
3
4
More than 4
Question 7
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If a building has an importance level of 3, what does this mean?
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Buildings or structures presenting a low degree of hazard to life and other property in the case of failure.
Buildings or structures that are designed to contain a large number of people.
Buildings or structures that are essential to post-disaster recovery or associated with hazardous facilities.
Buildings or structures that fall between a low degree of hazard to life and ones that contain a large number of people.
Question 8
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What effect does a higher importance level have on a building or structure's annual probability of exceedance?
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Increases the probability
Decreases the probability
Has no effect
Is not relevant
Question 9
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Finish the following sentence: The structural resistance of materials and forms of construction must be determined in accordance with the appropriate…
Answer
Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard
Expert determination
NCC specification
Manufacturer's specification
Question 10
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A building or structure, during construction and use, must avoid causing damage to other properties.