FWPTMM3220 — Develop knowledge of glue laminated timber or cross laminated timber production

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What an assessment for FWPTMM3220 must cover

43 assessable components: 4 elements (17 performance criteria), 10 performance evidence and 15 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Identify properties and uses of GLT or CLT

1.1Identify properties and various applications of GLT or CLT in building and construction
1.2Assess advantages and disadvantages of using GLT or CLT as a building and construction material

2 Identify GLT or CLT production process

2.1Identify legislation, standards and codes of practice relevant to GLT or CLT production
2.2Assess safety and environmental hazards associated with GLT or CLT production process
2.3Determine workflow in GLT or CLT production process and assess factors that may impact on that workflow
2.4Identify processes involved in the lamella production stage
2.5Identify processes involved in forming or laying board layers stage
2.6Determine equipment and processes used in the pressing stage
2.7Determine steps in final processing stage, including calibrating and lengthwise or all sides cutting of laminated product

3 Identify glues and gluing systems used in GLT or CLT production

3.1Identify types, properties and hazards associated with glues used in GLT or CLT production
3.2Identify types and applications of gluing systems used in GLT or CLT production
3.3Identify glue curing methods in GLT or CLT production

4 Assess testing and quality control procedures in GLT or CLT production

4.1Identify factors that influence joint and bond quality in CLT or GLT production
4.2Identify quality control check points in GLT or CLT production process
4.3Identify types and causes of delamination and non-delamination defects in GLT or CLT production
4.4Assess purpose and application of bond strength and durability tests in GLT or CLT production
4.5Identify testing procedures and how test data is interpreted and used to determine appropriate follow-up actions

Performance evidence

legislation, standards and codes of practice relevant to GLT or CLT production
two examples of GLT or CLT product appearance and structural grades for building and construction applications
two examples of GLT or CLT product applications in the building and construction industry
two advantages and two disadvantages of GLT or CLT building and construction material
production workflow for either GLT or CLT, and two factors that may affect workflow performance
one type of gluing system used in either GLT or CLT production
properties and one potential hazard of two glue products used in either GLT or CLT production
three timber characteristics required in the lamination process in GLT or CLT production to ensure joint and bond quality
three examples of quality control check points in GLT or CLT production
three factors that may affect lamination quality in GLT or CLT production

Knowledge evidence

key requirements of legislation, standards and codes of practice, including National Construction Code, relevant to GLT or CLT production
properties of GLT or CLT, including: appearance grades, structural grades
advantages of using GLT or CLT in building and construction, including: fire and seismic performance, insulation, strength to weight ratio, dimensional stability, sustainable material, prefabrication, durability, carbon reduction
disadvantages of using GLT or CLT in building and construction, including: cost, resistance to humidity, airtightness
applications of GLT or CLT in building and construction, including: GLT – beams, column, roof trusses; CLT – floors, walls, roofs, stairs
characteristics of timber used in GLT or CLT production, including: moisture content, visual appearance, structural properties
stages involved in GLT or CLT production, including: lamella production stage – pre-planing, timber grading, optimising – removal of defects, finger jointing lamellas, planing and cross-cutting; forming of layers and glue application stage; pressing stage; final processing stage – calibrating and cutting either lengthwise or framing
factors impacting on workflow in GLT or CLT production, including: availability of timber, operational, supervisory and management skills, access to and maintenance of GLT or CLT plant and equipment
types, properties and hazards of glues used in GLT or CLT production, including: polyurethane adhesives, phenol resorcinol formaldehyde adhesive
types and applications of gluing systems
quality control check points in GLT or CLT production process
defects in GLT or CLT products, including: delamination defects, non-delamination defects – stepping, incorrect finger-joint placements, incorrect lay-up
factors that may affect lamination quality of GLT or CLT products, including: moisture content, timber grade, straight and square edges and faces, consistent thickness, surface finish, glues and adhesives, curing temperature, pressing time, post-cure time
bond strength and durability tests used in GLT or CLT production process, including how to read test data and use results
safety and environmental hazards associated with GLT or CLT production

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret safety data sheets on glues used in GLT or CLT production; Recognise key information in technical documents related to GLT or CLT production

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