1 - AS 3660.1-1995 PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS FROM SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES - NEW BUILDINGS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
7 - FOREWORD
8 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
8 - 1.1 SCOPE
8 - 1.2 APPLICATION
9 - 1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
9 - 1.4 DEFINITIONS
9 - 1.4.1 Monolithic slab
9 - 1.4.2 Termitecap (white ant cap, ant cap, stump cap)
9 - 1.4.3 Termite shield
9 - 1.4.4 Termite strip shielding (white ant shielding, ant stop, ant strip shielding)
9 - 1.4.5 Bridging
9 - 1.4.6 Breaching
11 - SECTION 2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TERMITE PROTECTION
11 - 2.1 GENERAL
11 - 2.2 BUILDING SITE MANAGEMENT
12 - 2.3 DRAINAGE
12 - 2.4 STRUCTURAL MATERIALS IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND
12 - 2.5 PROTECTION FOR POSTS AND STUMPS
12 - 2.6 ATTACHMENTS TO BUILDINGS
13 - 2.7 BRIDGING AND BREACHING
13 - 2.8 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR TERMITE PROTECTION
13 - 2.8.1 Specific requirements
14 - 2.8.2 Integration of termite barrier
14 - 2.8.3 Mixed construction
16 - 2.8.4 Additional requirements for buildings with suspended floors
16 - 2.8.4.1 General
16 - 2.8.4.2 Clearance and access for inspectioon of subfloor
17 - 2.8.4.3 Clearance for susceptible members
17 - 2.8.4.4 Exterior finished ground level
17 - 2.8.4.5 Ventilation
17 - 2.9 PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR SHEET MATERIAL BARRIER SYSTEMS
19 - SECTION 3 CONCRETE SLAB AS A PHYSICAL BARRIER
19 - 3.1 GENERAL
19 - 3.2 SLAB CONSTRUCTION
19 - 3.2.1 Monolithic slabs
19 - 3.2.2 Non-monolithic slabs
19 - 3.3 PENETRATIONS
19 - 3.4 SLAB EDGE EXPOSURE
21 - SECTION 4 TERMITE SHIELDING FOR SUSPENDED FLOORS
21 - 4.1 GENERAL
21 - 4.2 INSTALLATION
21 - 4.2.1 Coverage
21 - 4.2.2 Piers and posts
21 - 4.2.3 Internal foundation walls
21 - 4.2.4 External walls
23 - 4.2.5 Service pipes and similar connections
24 - 4.2.6 Attachments and other structures
24 - 4.2.7 Materials for termite caps and strip shielding
25 - 4.2.8 Fabrication of sheet metal shields
25 - 4.2.8.1Coverage
25 - 4.2.8.2 Mitre-cuts
25 - 4.2.8.3 End joints
25 - 4.2.8.4 Turn-downs at inside angles
25 - 4.3 STAINLESS STEEL MESH SHIELDING
25 - 4.3.1 General
26 - 4.3.2 Coverage
26 - 4.3.3 End-joints
26 - 4.3.4 Engaged piers
26 - 4.3.5 Corners
27 - SECTION 5 STAINLESS STEEL MESH BARRIERS
27 - 5.1 GENERAL
27 - 5.2 MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS
27 - 5.2.1 Stainless steel mesh
27 - 5.2.2 Parging performance requirement
27 - 5.2.3 Electrolytic corrosion
27 - 5.3 JOINTING
27 - 5.4 PERIMETER INSTALLATION
27 - 5.4.1 General
28 - 5.4.2 External masonry walls
31 - 5.5 PENETRATION INSTALLATION
32 - 5.6 CONSTRUCTION AND CONTROL JOINTS
33 - 5.7 FULL INSTALLATION
33 - 5.7.1 General
33 - 5.7.2 Service penetrations
33 - 5.7.3 Monolithic raft slab-on-ground
34 - 5.7.4 Infill slab-on-ground
34 - 5.8 TIMBER POLES OR POSTS
39 - SECTION 6 GRADED STONE BARRIERS
39 - 6.1 GENERAL
39 - 6.2 MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS
39 - 6.2.1 Performance requirements
39 - 6.2.2 Storage and handling
39 - 6.2.3 Seals or capping
39 - 6.2.4 Material requirement for termite shielding
39 - 6.2.5 Parging performance requirement
40 - 6.3 FULL INSTALLATION PROTECTION FROM BENEATH A SLAB
40 - 6.4 PROTECTION FROM BENEATH A SUSPENDED FLOOR
43 - 6.5 PERIMETER INSTALLATION
43 - 6.6 PENETRATION INSTALLATION
47 - 6.7 CONSTRUCTION AND CONTROL JOINTS
47 - 6.8 TIMBER POLES OR POSTS
49 - SECTION 7 CHEMICAL SOIL BARRIERS
49 - 7.1 GENERAL
49 - 7.2 REQUIREMENTS
49 - 7.3 RATES OF APPLICATION
49 - 7.4 SITE PREPARATION
50 - 7.5 TYPES OF CHEMICAL SOIL BARRIERS
50 - 7.5.1 Horizontal barrier
50 - 7.5.2 Vertical barrier
50 - 7.5.3 Continuity of barrier
51 - 7.6 STAGES OF TREATMENT
51 - 7.7 METHOD OF APPLICATION
51 - 7.8 INSTALLATION OF CHEMICAL SOIL BARRIERS
51 - 7.8.1 General
51 - 7.8.2 Protection from beneath concrete slabs
51 - 7.8.3 Protection from around perimeter of concrete slabs
51 - 7.8.4 Protection of suspended floors
51 - 7.9 RESTRICTIONS
52 - 7.10 RETICULATION SYSTEMS
54 - APPENDIX A - NATURALLY TERMITE-RESISTANT TIMBERS
54 - A1 SCOPE
54 - A2 GENERAL
54 - A3 TERMITE RESISTANCE
54 - A4 AVAILABILITY
55 - A5 LIST OF NATURALLY TERMITE-RESISTANT TIMBERS
57 - APPENDIX B - PERSERVATIVE-TREATED TIMBER
57 - B1 GENERAL
57 - B2 PRESERVAITVE TREATMENT
58 - APPENDIX C - INEFFECTIVE BARRIERS
59 - APPENDIX D - TESTING THE PERFORMANCE OF RETICULATION SYSTEMS
59 - D1 TEST SLAB DESIGN
59 - D2 SAMPLING PROCEDURE
59 - D3 SAMPLING TOOL
59 - D4 HANDLING THE SAMPLES
59 - D5 ANALYSIS