AS 1170.4-1993 Minimum design loads on structures (known as the SAA Loading Code), Part 4: Earthquake loads
Standards Australia
Supersedes: AS 2121M-1979 Seismic zone map of Australia
Supersedes: AS 2121-1979 The design of earthquake-resistant buildings (known as the SAA Earthquake Code)
Sets out data and procedures for determining minimum earthquake loads on structures and their components, and also minimum detailing requirements for structures. It does not consider related phenomena such as settlement, slides, subsidence, liquefaction or faulting in the immediate vicinity of a structure. It does not include nuclear reactors, dams, transmission towers, bridges, piers and wharves, which may require special consideration. The Standard is in limit states format. New earthquake maps are defined in terms of an acceleration coefficient instead of the zoning system used in the previous Standard AS 2121. Domestic structures are now included.
First published as part of AS 2121-1979. Revised and redesignated in part as AS 1170.4-1993.
General Design Requirements and Loading on Structures.
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