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    AS/NZS 5131:2016

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    Structural steelwork - Fabrication and erection

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    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  08-12-2016

    Publisher:  Standards Australia

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    AS NZS 5131 2016 sets out minimum requirements for the construction of structural steelwork involving fabrication, preparation of steel surfaces for corrosion protection, corrosion protection comprising painting and galvanizing, erection and modification of steelwork. Steel fabrication standard.

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    This Standard sets out minimum requirements for the construction of structural steelwork involving fabrication, preparation of steel surfaces for corrosion protection, corrosion protection comprising painting and galvanizing, erection and modification of steelwork. It applies to complete structures, individual members and components, and manufactured components pre-fabricated for inclusion in a steel structure.This Standard specifies requirements for the construction of structural steelwork produced from the following:(a) Hot-rolled structural steel sections, flat bars and plates including those with a yield stress used in design of 690 MPa or less, which comply with one of the material Standards listed in Section 2 and which were designed using AS 4100 or AS 5100.6 or NZS 3404.1.(b) Cold-formed structural hollow sections, including hollow sections manufactured by welding, which comply with AS/NZS 1163 and which were designed using AS 4100 or AS 5100.6 or NZS 3404.1.(c) Weathering steel members and components complying with AS/NZS 3678 and AS/NZS 1594.(d) Steel members in composite steel and concrete structures designed using AS 2327.1 or AS 5100.6 or NZS 3404.1, including beams, columns, composite slabs and decking.(e) Cold-formed purlin and girt members and decking designed using AS/NZS 4600.This Standard applies to all types of buildings, general structures, crane runway girders, monorails, roadway bridges, rail bridges and pedestrian bridges. Its application includes complete structures, individual members and manufactured components subject to seismic actions or to fatigue.Some requirements are expressed in terms of construction categories.NOTE: Guidance on construction categories is provided in Appendix C.Provisions on inspection of welding and bolting applying to New Zealand only are covered in Appendix I.

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    Committee BD-001
    Development Note New PDF incorporating Amendment 1
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Standards Australia
    Status Current
    Supersedes
    Under Revision

    History - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    First published as AS/NZS 5131:2016. First published as AS/NZS5131:2016. Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (August 2020).
    Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (August 2020). First published as AS/NZS5131:2016. Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (August 2020). Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (August 2020).

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    AS 1796-2001 Certification of welders and welding supervisors (Reconfirmed 2016)
    AS 2207-2007 Non-destructive testing - Ultrasonic testing of fusion welded joints in carbon and low alloy steel (Reconfirmed 2017)
    AS 2327.1-2003 Composite structures Simply supported beams
    AS 2832.5-2008 Cathodic protection of metals Steel in concrete structures
    AS/NZS 1554.7:2014 Structural steel welding Welding of sheet steel structures
    AS/NZS 3750.21:2008 Paints for steel structures Undercoat - Solvent-borne (Reconfirmed 2021)
    AS/NZS 3750.14:1997 Paints for steel structures High-build epoxy (two-pack)
    AS/NZS 3750.5:2008 Paints for steel structures Acrylic full gloss (two-pack) (Reconfirmed 2020)
    AS/NZS ISO 3834.4:2008 Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials Elementary quality requirements (Reconfirmed 2018)
    AS 2062-1997 Non-destructive testing - Penetrant testing of products and components
    AS 1171-1998 Non-destructive testing - Magnetic particle testing of ferromagnetic products, components and structures (Reconfirmed 2022)
    AS 1111.1:2015 ISO metric hexagon bolts and screws - Product grade C Bolts
    AS/NZS 3750.20:2008 Paints for steel structures Anticorrosive metal primer - Solvent-borne - Lead and chromate free (Reconfirmed 2020)
    AS/NZS 3750.11:2009 Paints for steel structures Chlorinated rubber - High-build and gloss
    AS 2214-2004 Certification of welding supervisors - Structural steel welding
    AS/NZS 1873.2:2003 Powder-actuated (PA) hand-held fastening tools - Design and construction
    AS 1627.4-2005 Metal finishing - Preparation and pretreatment of surfaces Abrasive blast cleaning of steel (Reconfirmed 2017)
    AS 3566.1-2002 Self-drilling screws for the building and construction industries General requirements and mechanical properties
    AS 1562.1-1992 Design and installation of sheet roof and wall cladding Metal (Reconfirmed 2016)
    AS 4291.1:2015 Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel Bolts, screws and studs
    AS 1110.2:2015 ISO metric hexagon bolts and screws - Product grades A and B Screws
    AS/NZS 4792:2006 Hot-dip galvanized (zinc) coatings on ferrous hollow sections, applied by a continuous or a specialized process (Reconfirmed 2017)
    AS/NZS 3750.17:1998 Paints for steel structures Etch primers (single pack and two-pack) (Reconfirmed 2013)
    AS 1110.1:2015 ISO metric hexagon bolts and screws - Product grades A and B Bolts
    AS/NZS 2980:2007 Qualification of welders for fusion welding of steels
    AS 1112.1:2015 ISO metric hexagon nuts Style 1 - Product grades A and B
    AS 4100 SUPP 1-1999 Steel structures - Commentary (Supplement to AS 4100-1998)
    AS/NZS ISO 9000:2016 Quality management systems - Fundamentals and vocabulary
    AS/NZS 3750.4:1994 Paints for steel structures Bitumen paint (Reconfirmed 2013)
    AS 3894.12-2002 Site testing of protective coatings Inspection report - Coating (Reconfirmed 2019)
    AS/NZS 3750.16:1998 Paints for steel structures Waterborne primer and paint for galvanized, zinc/aluminium alloy-coated and zinc-primed steel (Reconfirmed 2013)
    AS 3894.6-2002 Site testing of protective coatings Determination of residual contaminants (Reconfirmed 2013)
    AS 3894.1-2002 Site testing of protective coatings Non-conductive coatings - Continuity testing - High voltage (brush) method (Reconfirmed 2013)
    AS 4036-2006 Corrosion of metals - Dissimilar metals in contact in seawater
    AS/NZS 3750.0:2008 Paints for steel structures Introduction and list of Standards (Reconfirmed 2019)
    AS/NZS 4600:2005 Cold-formed steel structures
    AS 1112.4:2015 ISO metric hexagon nuts Chamfered thin nuts - Product grades A and B
    AS 1365-1986 Tolerances for flat-rolled steel products
    AS 2832.4-2006 Cathodic protection of metals Internal surfaces (Reconfirmed 2016)
    AS/NZS 1163:2016 Cold-formed structural steel hollow sections
    AS/NZS 3750.7:2009 Paints for steel structures Aluminium paint (Reconfirmed 2021)
    AS/NZS 3750.19:2008 Paints for steel structures Metal primer - General purpose (Reconfirmed 2020)
    AS/NZS 1594:2002 Hot-rolled steel flat products
    AS 2177-2006 Non-destructive testing - Radiography of welded butt joints in metal
    AS 2832.3-2005 Cathodic protection of metals Fixed immersed structures
    AS 1112.2:2015 ISO metric hexagon nuts Style 2 - Product grades A and B
    AS/NZS ISO 3834.2:2008 Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials Comprehensive quality requirements (Reconfirmed 2018)
    AS/NZS 3750.8:1994 Paints for steel structures Vinyl paints - Primer, high-build and gloss (Reconfirmed 2013)
    AS/NZS 1170.0:2002 Structural design actions General principles
    AS ISO 9712:2014 Non-destructive testing - Qualification and certification of NDT personnel
    AS 2812-2005 Welding, brazing and cutting of metals - Glossary of terms (Reconfirmed 2018)
    AS 3894.3-2002 Site testing of protective coatings Determination of dry film thickness (Reconfirmed 2013)
    AS/NZS 3679.1:2016 Structural steel Hot-rolled bars and sections
    AS/NZS 3750.12:1996 Paints for steel structures Alkyd/micaceous iron oxide (Reconfirmed 2013)
    AS 1397-2011 Continuous hot-dip metallic coated steel sheet and strip - Coatings of zinc and zinc alloyed with aluminium and magnesium
    AS 1100.101-1992 Technical drawing General principles (Reconfirmed 2014)
    AS 5104-2005 General principles on reliability for structures
    AS 3894.7-2002 Site testing of protective coatings Determination of surface temperature (Reconfirmed 2013)
    AS 1627.2-2002 Metal finishing - Preparation and pretreatment of surfaces Power tool cleaning (Reconfirmed 2017)
    AS 2832.2-2003 Cathodic protection of metals Compact buried structures
    AS/NZS 1559:1997 Hot-dip galvanized steel bolts and associated nuts and washers for tower construction
    AS 3828-1998 Guidelines for the erection of building steelwork
    SA TS 101:2015 Design of post-installed and cast-in fastenings for use in concrete
    AS/NZS 1873.4:2003 Powder-actuated (PA) hand-held fastening tools - Fasteners
    AS/NZS 2908.2:2000 Cellulose-cement products Flat sheets (Reconfirmed 2020)
    AS/NZS 3750.15:1998 Paints for steel structures Inorganic zinc silicate paint (Reconfirmed 2013)
    AS 1112.3:2015 ISO metric hexagon nuts Product grade C
    AS/NZS 3750.23:2008 Paints for steel structures Semi-gloss enamel - Solvent-borne (Reconfirmed 2021)
    AS 1100.501-1985 Technical drawing - Structural engineering drawing
    AS/NZS 1554.2:2003 Structural steel welding Stud welding (steel studs to steel)
    AS 3894.4-2002 Site testing of protective coatings Assessment of degree of cure
    AS/NZS 2312.1:2014 Guide to the protection of structural steel against atmospheric corrosion by the use of protective coatings Paint coatings
    AS 2331.1.4-2001 Methods of test for metallic and related coatings Local thickness tests - Magnetic induction and eddy current methods
    AS 1627.1-2003 Metal finishing - Preparation and pretreatment of surfaces Removal of oil, grease and related contamination (Reconfirmed 2017)
    AS 3597-2008 Structural and pressure vessel steel - Quenched and tempered plate
    AS/NZS 3678:2016 Structural steel - Hot-rolled plates, floorplates and slabs
    AS/NZS 1873.3:2003 Powder-actuated (PA) hand-held fastening tools - Charges
    AS/NZS 3750.3:2008 Paints for steel structures Heat resisting - Exterior (Reconfirmed 2020)
    AS 4100-1998 Steel structures (Reconfirmed 2016)
    AS/NZS 1554.4:2014 Structural steel welding Welding of high strength quenched and tempered steels
    AS/NZS 1554.5:2014 Structural steel welding Welding of steel structures subject to high levels of fatigue loading
    AS 2832.1:2015 Cathodic protection of metals Pipes and cables
    AS/NZS 4680:2006 Hot-dip galvanized (zinc) coatings on fabricated ferrous articles (Reconfirmed 2017)
    AS/NZS 3750.6:2009 Paints for steel structures Full gloss polyurethane (two-pack) (Reconfirmed 2020)
    AS/NZS 3750.2:2008 Paints for steel structures Ultra high-build paint (Reconfirmed 2020)
    AS/NZS 2312.2:2014 Guide to the protection of structural steel against atmospheric corrosion by the use of protective coatings Hot dip galvanizing
    AS 3894.5-2002 Site testing of protective coatings Determination of surface profile
    AS/NZS ISO 3834.3:2008 Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials Standard quality requirements (Reconfirmed 2018)
    AS/NZS 3750.13:1997 Paints for steel structures Epoxy primer (two-pack)
    AS 3894.14-2002 Site testing of protective coatings Inspection report - Daily painting (Reconfirmed 2019)
    AS/NZS 1873.1:2003 Powder-actuated (PA) hand-held fastening tools - Selection, operation and maintenance
    AS 3894.10-2002 Site testing of protective coatings Inspection report - Daily surface and ambient conditions (Reconfirmed 2019)
    AS/NZS ISO 9001:2016 Quality management systems - Requirements
    AS ISO 13916-2003 Welding - Guide on the measurement of preheating temperature, interpass temperature and preheat maintenance temperature
    AS/NZS 3750.9:2009 Paints for steel structures Organic zinc-rich primer (Reconfirmed 2019)
    AS/NZS 2908.1:2000 Cellulose-cement products Corrugated sheets (Reconfirmed 2020)
    AS 1674.1-1997 Safety in welding and allied processes Fire precautions (Reconfirmed 2016)
    AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 Risk management - Principles and guidelines
    AS 1674.2-2007 Safety in welding and allied processes Electrical (Reconfirmed 2018)
    AS/NZS 3679.2:2016 Structural steel Welded I sections
    AS/NZS 4114.1:2003 Spray painting booths, designated spray painting areas and paint mixing rooms Design, construction and testing
    AS/NZS 3750.1:2008 Paints for steel structures Epoxy mastic (two-pack) - For rusted steel (Reconfirmed 2020)
    AS/NZS 2312:2002 Guide to the protection of structural steel against atmospheric corrosion by the use of protective coatings
    AS/NZS 1554.1:2014 Structural steel welding Welding of steel structures
    AS/NZS 1214:2016 Hot-dip galvanized coatings on threaded fasteners (ISO metric coarse thread series) (ISO 10684:2004, MOD)
    AS 1111.2:2015 ISO metric hexagon bolts and screws - Product grade C Screws
    AS 5100.6-2004 Bridge design - Steel and composite construction
    AS/NZS 1252:1996 High-strength steel bolts with associated nuts and washers for structural engineering
    AS/NZS 4114.2:2003 Spray painting booths, designated spray painting areas and paint mixing rooms - Installation and maintenance
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