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Sets out the requirements for the performance of hinged and sliding security screen doors and security window grilles used primarily in residential situations.

Presents the objectives and principles of adaptable housing and provides guidelines on planning and design. Adaptable housing is the basis for the development of the accommodation needs of users of all ages and abilities by making provision for future building modifications at minimum cost and disruption to the inhabitants. Includes in Appendix A a checklist for certification of housing units as Adaptable house class A, B or C.

Sets out a flame atomic absorption procedure for the determination of nickel in iron and steel in the range of 0.002 percent to 0.5 percent. The method is technically identical to ISO 4940, Steel and cast iron - Determination of nickel content - Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method.

This Standard is the modified adoption IEC 60849:1998, which applies to sound reinforcement and distribution systems to be used to effect a rapid and orderly mobilization of occupants in an indoor or outdoor area in an emergency situation. It applies to systems using tone signals and to systems with voice announcements for emergency purposes.

Specifies minimum requirements for the layout of off-street facilities for the loading and unloading of commercial vehicles, including design requirements for access driveways across the property boundary and for internal circulation roadways. It provides for a variety of standard design vehicle sizes and configurations.

Sets grade descriptions for use with the hardwood products specified in AS 2796.1. The grades are not intended to indicate a ranking of quality. They are primarily used with appearance products.

Sets out procedures for handling, fitting, installation and finishing of timber doorsets specified in AS 2689. It covers installation in cavity masonry walls, solid masonry walls and timber-framed and metal-framed walls. A symbolic designation of the direction of closing and faces of doors is included. It does not apply to the installation of timber doorsets in demountable partitions or fire-resistant doorsets.

Specifies requirements for the design and installation of reinforced concrete structures used for retaining liquids at ambient temperatures. This Standard is limited to concrete with ultimate compressive strength in the range 20 MPa to 50 MPa at 28 days. For these structures, This Standard supplements and takes precedence over the requirements of AS 3600, Concrete structures.

Defines the reliability principles for design of structures.

Specifies the requirements for carbon steel and carbon-manganese steel rods, bars, blooms, billets and slabs, delivered in the as-rolled or normalized condition, for forging and for general engineering purposes.