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Specifies requirements for the design, fabrication, erection and stripping of formwork as well as the evaluation and repair of the formed concrete surface; colour evaluation charts are included in an Appendix.

The 2018 edition of AS 3600 is amended as follows; the amendments should be inserted in the appropriate places.

Sets out requirements for the classification of a site and the design and construction of a footing system for a single dwelling house, town house or the like which may be detached or separated by a party wall or common wall but not situated vertically above or below another dwelling.

AS 3850.2:2024 provides requirements which impact on safety in the planning, manufacturing, construction, design, casting, transportation, erection and incorporation into the final structure of prefabricated concrete elements in building construction.

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

Sets out a method for evaluating the annual energy performance of water heaters using a combination of test results for component performance and mathematical models to determine the standardized annual supplementary energy use.

Describes a single test method for grading building materials on the basis of ignition tendency, flame spread, heat development and tendency to produce smoke.

Sets out basic requirements and good practice for the design, materials, manufacture, examination, testing, installation, conformity assessment, commissioning, operation, inspection, maintenance, repair, alteration and disposal of pressure equipment (boilers, pressure vessels and pressure piping) but excluding gas cylinders; includes detailed requirements for various pressure equipment by direct reference to a range of Australian, New Zealand and other Standards.

Provides a glossary of terms to be used in connection with fire testing; also refers to deprecated terms which should not be used in connection with fire testing.