Description
Objectives
Learning Objective 1 • Explain how to calculate the area and linear dimensions of plane surfaces.
- Explain how to calculate the area of rectangles and circles.
- Explain how to calculate the perimeter or linear dimensions of structures.
Learning Objective 2 • Explain how to reference and use tables commonly used in the scaffolding trade to solve math problems.
- Explain how to reference and use comparative value tables.
- Explain how to reference and use mathematical tables.
Learning Objective 3 • Identify types of live and dead loads on scaffolds and explain how to calculate these loads.
- Identify common types of live and dead loads.
- Explain how to calculate equipment loads.
- Explain how to calculate human loads.
- Explain how to calculate material loads.
Learning Objective 4 • Explain how to calculate loads as to their placement on scaffold platforms.
- Explain how to calculate concentrated loads.
- Explain how to calculate distributed loads.
- Explain how to calculate cantilevered loads.
Performance Tasks
This is a knowledge-based module; there are no performance tasks.
