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AS 3959-1991

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Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas
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Superseded date

06-30-2017

Language(s)

English

Published date

08-09-1991

Establishes construction requirements for buildings in bushfire-prone areas which will enhance the resistance of the building to burning debris.

This Standard sets out requirements for the construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas. These requirements are intended to improve the performance of buildings subjected primarily to burning debris and not to radiant heat or direct flame contact.NOTES:1 A Commentary is provided in Appendix A.2 Additional information on the nature of bushfires is provided in Appendix B.

Committee
FP-020
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7262 6998 0
Pages
10
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Available Superseded December 1999Under Revision See DR 97079 First published as AS 3959-1991.

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