AS 1170.1-1981 Minimum design loads on structures (known as the SAA Loading Code), Part 1: Dead and live loads
Standards Australia
Supersedes: AS 1170.1-1971 Minimum design loads on structures (known as the SAA Loading Code), Part 1: Dead and live loads
No new technical changes from the 1971 edition have been introduced in this edition, but some editorial updating has been carried out and the opportunity has been taken to present the standard in A4 size in order to facilitate reference from other major SAA structural codes, all of which are now in A4 size.
The standard is intended to be used in establishing the minimum dead and imposed loadings to be assumed in the structural design of buildings, industrial structures and the like but does not apply to special structures such as bridges and cranes nor to loads arising from fluid pressures.
First Published 1971. Second edition 1981.
This standard sets out requirements for establishing the minimum dead and live loads to be used in the structural design of buildings and of structures associated with buildings which are to be erected under the provisions of building regulations, by-laws, ordinances, and the like.
It does not cover loads arising from pressures exerted by contained material in bunkers, tanks, silos and the like, nor does it cover loadings on special structures such as road or rail bridges or lifting devices.
For wind loads for structural design purposes, see AS 1170, Part 2.
Contents:
Section 1: Scope And General
Section 2: Dead Loads
Section 3: Live Loads
Appendix A: Density And Mass Of Materials And Construction
General Design Requirements and Loading on Structures.
