AS/NZS 1170

This series groups together the current parts to Australian Standard, AS/NZS 1170 Structural design actions, available in the BIG library.

The AS 1170 series is a comprehensive suite of Australian standards that outline the requirements for structural design actions, ensuring the safety and integrity of buildings and infrastructure. These standards provide critical guidelines for assessing and applying various loads, such as wind, snow, and seismic forces, to structures across a range of environments. By adhering to the AS 1170 series, engineers and designers can achieve compliance with regulatory frameworks and enhance the resilience and longevity of structures, contributing to public safety and the reliability of the built environment.

Current Standards

AS/NZS 1170.0:2002 Structural design actions, Part 0: General principles

Provides the procedure for structural design; includes design procedures, reference to design actions (other parts of the series), combinations of actions, detailing for robustness, methods of analysis and methods for confirmation of a limit states design; also covers the use of special studies and experimental testing and, for New Zealand, criteria for selection of annual probability of exceedance.

AS/NZS 1170.3:2003 Structural design actions, Part 3: Snow and ice actions

Provides design values of snow and ice actions for use in structural design; it is intended to be used in conjunction with AS/NZS 1170.0, which gives the procedure for structural design; snow regions are defined and ground snow loads are provided for a range of annual probabilities of exceedance; other factors cover the environment around the structure, the geometry of the structure and the effect of winds on snow distribution.

AS 1170.4:2024 Structural design actions, Part 4: Earthquake actions in Australia

Provides designers of structures with earthquake actions and general detailing requirements for use in the design of structures subject to earthquakes with a primary focus on life safety.

AS/NZS 1170.1:2002 Structural design actions, Part 1: Permanent, imposed and other actions

Provides design values of permanent, imposed and other actions to be used in the limit state design of structures and members; intended to be used in conjunction with AS/NZS 1170.0.

AS/NZS 1170.2:2021 Structural design actions, Part 2: Wind actions

Sets out procedures for determining wind speeds and resulting wind actions to be used in the structural design of structures subjected to wind actions other than those caused by tornadoes. To be read in conjunction with AS/NZS 1170.0.