Provides background material to the requirements of AS/NZS 1170.1. Clause by clause, it gives the origins of requirements, departures from previous practice and explanations with examples to illustrate their application.RECONFIRMATION NOTICETechnical Committee BD-006 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the publication is still valid and does not require change.Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation on 17 May 2016.Approved for reconfirmation in New Zealand on behalf of the Standards Council of New Zealand on 4 November 2016.The following are represented on Technical Committee BD-006:Australasian Wind Engineering SocietyAustralian Building Codes BoardAustralian Steel InstituteCement Concrete & Aggregates Australia – CementConcrete Masonry Association of AustraliaDepartment of Building and Housing (New Zealand Government)Engineers AustraliaForest and Wood Products AustraliaHousing Industry AssociationInstitution of Professional Engineers New ZealandJames Cook UniversityMaster Builders AustraliaNew Zealand Heavy Engineering Research AssociationProperty Council of AustraliaSteel Reinforcement Institute of AustraliaSwinburne University of TechnologyThe University of MelbourneThink Brick AustraliaUniversity of Canterbury New ZealandUniversity of Newcastle

Reconfirmed 16/12/2016.
This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2016 and remains current in New Zealand.

AS 1170.1-1989

AS/NZS 1170.1:2002 (R2016) -