Timber

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AS 4597-1999 Installation of roof slates and shingles (Non-interlocking type)

Sets out requirements for the placement and fixing of terracotta, fibre cement and timber shingles and slates only to roofs of buildings intended for domestic, commercial and light industrial purposes.

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 1530.4:2014 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures, Part 4: Fire-resistance tests for elements of construction

Sets out test procedures and criteria for the determination of fire-resistance of elements of building construction.

AS 3958.2-1992 Ceramic tiles, Part 2: Guide to the selection of a ceramic tiling system

Provides information on the properties of ceramic tiles, fixatives and backgrounds, and assists the specifier in the selection of appropriate combinations to meet the requirements of particular installations.

AS 1684.4-2010 Residential timber-framed construction, Part 4: Simplified - Non-Cyclonic Areas

Specifies requirements for the building industry with procedures that can be used to determine building practice, to design or check construction details, and to determine member sizes, and bracing and fixing requirements for timber-framed construction in non-cyclonic wind classifications N1 and N2. Also referred to as the timber framing code.

AS 1684.3-2010 Residential timber-framed construction, Part 3: Cyclonic areas

Provides the building industry with procedures that can be used to determine building practice, to design or check construction details, and to determine member sizes, and bracing and fixing requirements for timber-framed construction in cyclonic areas.

AS 1684.2-2010 Residential timber-framed construction, Part 2: Non-cyclonic areas

AS 1684.2 2010 specifies requirements for the building industry with procedures that can be used to determine building practice, to design or check construction details, and to determine member sizes, and bracing and fixing requirements for timber-framed construction in non-cyclonic areas.

AS 2419.1-2005 Fire hydrant installations, Part 1: System design, installation and commissioning

Specifies requirements for the design, installation and commissioning of fire hydrants.

AS/NZS 2699.1:2000 Built-in components for masonry construction, Part 1: Wall ties

Specifies requirements for wall ties for masonry and masonry-veneer walls of Type A and Type B, including cavity, veneer and remedial.

AS 1720.4-2006 Timber structures, Part 4: Fire resistance for structural adequacy of timber members

Provides a computational method for determining the fire resistance of solid and glued-laminated structural timber members (for the purpose of structural adequacy) as an alternative to the test method specified in AS 1530.4.