AS 1684 Residential Timber Framed Construction is an Australian Standard referenced in the Building Code of Australia as a deemed to satisfy provision for the construction of timber framed dwellings.
AS 1684 is a four-part Standard covering design criteria, building practices, tie-downs, bracing and span tables for timber framing members.
Part 1 - Design criteria
Part 2 - Non-cyclonic areas
Part 3 - Cyclonic areas
Part 4 - Simplified - Non-cyclonic areas
There are a number of User Guides for AS 1684. These User Guides provide interpretations of selected parts of the Standard and in some cases, provide supplementary design information.
User Guide no. 1 (PDF, 0.1 MB) Forest & Wood Products Australia Nominal vs. Specific Fixings.
User Guide no. 2 (PDF, 0.1 MB) Forest & Wood Products Australia Temporary bracing.
User Guide no. 3 (PDF, 0.3 MB) Forest & Wood Products Australia Simplified Tie-Down Details for Coupled, N1 ∓ N2 Sheet, and N3 Tile Roofs.
User Guide no. 4 (PDF, 0.1 MB) Forest & Wood Products Australia External Wall Heights from 3.0 to 3.6m.
User Guide no. 5 (PDF, 0.2 MB) Forest & Wood Products Australia Fixing of top of Bracing Walls.
User Guide no. 6 (PDF, 0.1 MB) Forest & Wood Products Australia Roof Truss Tie-down.
User Guide no. 7 (PDF, 0.1 MB) Forest & Wood Products Australia Ridgeboard and Hip Rafter Tie-down.
User Guide no. 8 (PDF, 0.1 MB) Forest & Wood Products Australia Masonry Anchors for Tie-down of Bottom Plates to Slabs.
User Guide no. 9 (PDF, 0.1 MB) Forest & Wood Products Australia Fixing of bottom of Hardboard Bracing Walls.
User Guide no. 10 (PDF, 0.3 MB) Forest & Wood Products Australia Distribution of Racking Forces via Diaphragms and Bracing Walls.
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