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This manual contains the timber industry’s recommendations for the design and construction of timber framed Class 1a attached welling (duplexes, town houses, villas etc) and associated Class 10 buildings (carports etc). It provides information on material sand systems that have been developed, as well as details and building practices that are necessary to satisfy the fire resistance, and sound control requirements contained in the “deemed to satisfy” provision of the Building Code of Australia (BCA96).

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Multi-Residential Timber Framed Construction (MRTFC) was introduced to Australia in Amendment No. 7 to the Building Code of Australia (BCA90) in November1994. The release of the new performance based Building Code of Australia in 1996 (BCA96) has provided greeters cope and flexibility for MRTFC developments, such as increasing the number of  storey, changing or mixing the use (Building Class)or changing the methods of construction. This manual contains the design and building practices required to meet the BCA objectives for both fire and Sound performance.

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This publication is intended to complement a range of other literature published by the Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation (FWPRDC) and Standards Australia and should be read in conjunction with these publications. The aim of this publication is to provide notes and criteria applicable to the structural design of Class 2 and 3 Buildings up to 3 Storeys in height (for Class 2 Buildings, up to 4 Storeys where the ground floor is for car parking and is constructed in masonry or concrete). This publication which is written in limit state format is primarily intended for use by structural engineers.

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Good risk management practices can help reduce the risk of damage from termite attack on buildings. This handbook details how, and is orientated towards helping builders and designers involved in housing construction across Australia. It starts by outlining regulatory and statutory requirements. It then provides guidelines to use in the building process. It finishes by discussing the risk of damage to houses from termites.
 

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This Datafile provides information relevant to typical commercial and industrial applications such as sports halls, offices, warehouses, industrial buildings, libraries etc., where floor loadings are typically in excess of 1.8 kN point load and 4 kPa uniformly distributed load (ie: those used in houses).

 

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This Datafile provides guidance on the durability of timber in a wide range of applications. Not every application is considered, as some are not appropriate for timber use. Where designers or specifiers require more information, they should contact the Timber Advisory Services, listed on the back page of this Datafile.

 

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This Datafile contains design specifications for the construction of timber decks in fully exposed environments, including marine areas. It looks at applications where point loads are more than 1.8 kN and uniformly distributed loads are about 4.0 kPa.

 

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Timber fences have been widely used throughout Australia’s history. There are literally hundreds of variations in fence styles and types of timber used due to the versatile nature of timber for this application.  Timber fences can use to enhance the privacy, provide security, or to screen off unsightly areas. They can also provide color and add style to landscaped areas, provide protection against noise, wind or the sun, without compromising the landscape. Timber is a superb material for this application and when specified and detailed correctly, will provide many years of trouble free service.

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Timber is one of man’s oldest building materials. It is a renewable, naturally occurring organic polymer, unique in a world of synthetic and composite building materials. Today, timber is derived from sustainably managed forests and is one of our most environmentally friendly building materials. The wide distribution of timber, its ready availability, variety of uses and relative ease of handling and conversion, have all contributed to its wide acceptance in the building industry.
 

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