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| Technical Notes | ||
| Title | Description | Size |
| Technical Note 1 | Surface Condition of Steel Reinforcement |
1.1 MB |
| Technical Note 2 | Substitution of N12 Rebar in AS 2870 Residential slabs and footings |
295 KB |
| Technical Note 3 | Restrictions on the use of wire bar chairs |
111 KB |
| Technical Note 4 | Fabrication and site handling of reinforcing bars |
1.0 MB |
| Technical Note 5 | Guidelines for Economical Assembly of Reinforcement |
1.5 MB |
| Technical Note 6 | Design to AS 3600:2001 of Suspended Concrete Floors Reinforced with Class L Mesh |
822 KB |
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Multi-Storey Construction |
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| Title | Description | Size |
| QV1 | A detailed case study of a 42-storey building in Perth |
608 KB |
| Form and Function in Concrete | Case studies of prominent buildings in six capital cities |
1.2 MB |
| Australia’s 100 Tallest Buildings | Pictorial overview, analysing them by structure, number of floors and overall height. It shows the dominance of reinforced concrete in this market and identifies reasons for this |
1.4 MB |
| Seismic Detailing for Reinforced Concrete Buildings in Australia TOP |
Reviews the detailing requirements of AS3600 for building structures designed for Australian seismic conditions. Following a brief overview of Australian seismicity and relevant code requirements, specific details are presented together with commentary and supporting case studies from recent overseas earthquakes |
944 KB |
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Tilt-Up and Precast Concrete Construction |
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| Title | Description | Size |
| Tilt-Up Digest | An examination of recent tilt-up buildings |
604 KB |
| Tilt-Up City | Reviews the contribution that tilt-up construction has made to the Joondalup streetscape in Perth by considering several projects in the commercial, retail and residential areas – the realisation of Landcorp’s vision of “A City in Harmony” |
512 KB |
| Ten Steps to Tilt-Up | Ten reasons why tilt-up is becoming the preferred construction system for many commercial and residential developments – ten reasons why you should use it on your next project |
640 KB |
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Housing Construction |
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| Title | Description | Size |
| 10 Steps to Build a Reinforced Concrete Slab-On-Ground TOP |
Step-by-step guide for a housebuilder to successfully construct a durable slab-on-ground, the preferred floor and footing solution for housing |
710 KB |
| Technical Papers | ||
| Title | Description | Size |
| Safe Design of Slabs Incorporating Class L Mesh |
Design advice on safe design of slabs incorporating Class L mesh under AS 3600:2001 by Dr. Mark Patrick, MP Engineers Pty Ltd |
1.1 MB |
| New Developments in the Testing, Design and Construction of Concrete Structures Incorporating Class L Reinforcing Mesh |
Details of a new major test program, explaination of economic advantages of Class L mesh under the new design rules in AS 3600:2001 and recommendation of a new design approach taking into account the extra steel area due to lapping by Dr. Mark Patrick, MP Engineers Pty Ltd and John Keith, SRIA. |
173 KB |
| A Review of Australian Design and Construction Practices Concerning Anchorage and Lap Splicing of Reinforcing Bars, with Particular Emphasis on Slabs and Walls |
A paper presented at the Australasian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC) Melbourne, Australia, 2008 by Dr. Mark Patrick, MP Engineers Pty Ltd, Mark Turner, Institute of Public Works Engineering, NSW and John Keith, SRIA. |
59 KB |
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SRIA Articles and Extracts of Articles from the Technical Press
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| Title | Description | Size |
| Concrete in Australia V32 N4 |
Member-driven solutions to today’s reinforced concrete needs | 820 KB |
| Concrete in Australia V33 N1 |
The Safe Use of Class L Reinforcing Mesh in Suspended Floors | 755 KB |
| Concrete in Australia V33 N2 |
SRIA Research Program for Class L Reinforcing Mesh in Suspended Floors | 775 KB |
| Concrete in Australia V34 N2 |
Ten Good Reasons Why Concrete is the Preferred Building Frame Material (including new cost study data) |
260 KB |
| Other Publications | ||
| Title | Description | Size |
| Why Concrete? | A classic lecture by Professor H J Cowan, AO Professor Emeritus of Architectural Science, University of Sydney. Although originally published in 1970, most of its statements are still true today |
584 KB |
| Why Concrete Framing? TOP |
There are ten good reasons why concrete is the preferred material for the vast majority of building frames |
148 KB |
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