Australian Engineering Standards

Australian Standards are controlled by Standards Australia, which publishes and maintains over 6,000 standards for various industries and products. Engineers use standards to ensure the safety, reliability, and quality of designs and constructions.

These standards are written by technical committees drawing from experts from the business, academic, and government areas. Australian Standards themselves are usually not laws, but can become mandatory if required by contracts, legislation, or for building approvals.

Standards for Structural Engineering

Standard Official Title Purchase Link
AS 1170.0:2021 Structural design actions, Part 0: General principles Buy Standard
AS/NZS 1170.1:2002 Structural design actions, Part 1: Permanent, imposed and other actions Buy Standard
AS/NZS 1170.2:2011 Structural design actions, Part 2: Wind actions Buy Standard
AS 1170.3:2003 Structural design actions, Part 3: Snow and ice actions Buy Standard
AS 1170.4:2007 Structural design actions, Part 4: Earthquake actions in Australia Buy Standard
AS/NZS 1664.1:1997 Aluminium structures, Part 1: Limit state design Buy Standard
AS/NZS 1664.2:1997 Aluminium structures, Part 2: Allowable stress design Buy Standard
AS 1726:2017 Geotechnical site investigations Buy Standard
AS 2159:2009 Piling - Design and installation Buy Standard
AS/NZS 2327:2017 Composite structures - Composite steel-concrete construction in buildings Buy Standard
AS 2870:2011 Residential slabs and footings Buy Standard
AS 3600:2018 Concrete structures Buy Standard
AS 3700:2018 Masonry structures Buy Standard
AS 3850:2015 Prefabricated concrete elements [series] Buy Standard
AS 4100:2020 Steel structures Buy Standard
AS 4600:2018 Cold-formed steel structures Buy Standard
AS 4678:2002 Earth-retaining structures Buy Standard
AS 5100:2017 Bridge design [9 parts] Buy Standard

Residential Engineering Standards

Standard Official Title Purchase Link
AS 1684:2010 Residential timber-framed construction [series] Buy Standard
AS 2870:2011 Residential slabs and footings Buy Standard
AS/NZS 3500:2021 Plumbing and drainage [series] Buy Standard
AS 3959:2018 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas Buy Standard
AS 4055:2012 Wind loads for housing Buy Standard

Material Manufacturing Standards

Standard Official Title Purchase Link
AS 1012 [Series] Methods of testing concrete Buy Standard
AS/NZS 1111 [Series] ISO metric hexagon bolts and screws Buy Standard
AS 1112 [Series] ISO metric hexagon nuts Buy Standard
AS 1141 [Series] Methods for sampling and testing aggregates Buy Standard
AS/NZS 1252 [Series] High-strength steel fastener assemblies for structural engineering Buy Standard
AS 1289 [Series] Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Buy Standard
AS 1379-2007 REC:2017 Specification and supply of concrete Buy Standard
AS/NZS 1554 [Series] Structural steel welding Buy Standard
AS 2312:2014 [Series] Guide to the protection of structural steel against atmospheric corrosion by the use of protective coatings Buy Standard
AS 2758 [Series] Aggregates and rock for engineering purposes Buy Standard
AS/NZS 3678:2016 Structural steel - Hot-rolled plates, floorplates and slabs Buy Standard
AS/NZS 3679.1:2016 Structural steel, Part 1: Hot-rolled bars and sections Buy Standard
AS/NZS 3679.2:2016 Structural steel, Part 2: Welded I sections Buy Standard
AS 3972:2010 General purpose and blended cements Buy Standard
AS 3582 [Series] Supplementary cementitious materials Buy Standard
AS/NZS 4671:2001 Steel reinforcing materials Buy Standard
AS/NZS 4680:2025 Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles - Specifications and test methods Buy Standard
AS/NZS 4291:2015 [Series] Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel Buy Standard

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