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.