CPCPDR4012 - Design and size stormwater drainage systems

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Unit code: CPCPDR4012 | Study level: TAFE
Credit points
N/A
Location
Sunshine
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to design, size and document the layout of surface and sub-soil stormwater drainage systems up to legal points of discharge to a residential dwelling (Class 1a), a commercial Class 6 building, and a unit complex comprising at least eight (Class 1a) dwellings.

Assessment

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Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, incl the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
* designing, sizing and documenting the layout details of a surface and sub-soil stormwater drainage system for:
* a residential design that comprises a dwelling (Class 1a), and
* a commercial Class 6 building, or
* a unit complex comprising at least eight (Class 1a) dwellings.
* The candidate must:
* include drainage to the legal point of discharge to the external stormwater drainage network
* complete the work according to development plans, specifications, Australian standards, workplace procedures and client specifications.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
* the process of planning, sizing and documenting the layout of stormwater and sub-soil drainage systems
* catchment, rainfall intensity and run-off calculations
* characteristics and application of different pipe systems, including their fittings
* non-gravitational stormwater systems
* onsite stormwater management
* design concepts and performance measures for stormwater and sub-soil drainage systems
* principles of water flow and stormwater and sub-soil drainage
* contour, reduced and invert levels
* drawing instruments and sketching techniques, including the use of conventional symbols
* use of computers for documentation
* computer-aided design (CAD) software
* how to access relevant information, including codes and standards
* tools, materials and equipment used to design, size and document the layout of surface and sub-soil stormwater drainage systems up to legal points of discharge
* work health and safety (WHS) requirements to design, size and document the layout of surface and sub-soil stormwater drainage systems up to legal points of discharge.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will advise students of class notes, reading materials produced by VU Polytechnic and further support via VU Polytechnic e-learning system and/or in person.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Certificate IV in Plumbing and Services
CPC40920 | Certificate iv | Duration:

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