doi:10.3850/978-981-08-9247-0_rp001-icsas11

ABSTRACT

The Limit States Australian Standard AS 4100 [1] was prepared by Committee BD/1 of Standards Australia and first published in 1990. In 1998, a revision (AS 4100:1998) was published based on 4 published Amendments between 1990 and 1998, and an Amendment is currently in preparation to align it with the latest versions of the Australian/New Zealand materials standards AS/NZS 3679 (Sections), AS/NZS 3678 (Plates), AS/NZS 1163 (Tubes), the Earthquake Standard AS1170.4, and recent Fire Design specifications. However, no significant technical updates have been made for over 10 years. Further, significant revisions have been made to the American Institute of Steel Construction Specification in 2005 (AISC 360-05) [2] and a revised draft (AISC 360-10) [3] has been published in 2010. Also, in Europe, the British Standards edition of Eurocode 3 (BS EN 1993-1-1:2005) [4] has been published along with a National Application Document (NA to BS EN 1993-1-1:2005) [5] to supersede BS 5950:2000 from 1^st April 2010. This paper investigates options for the continued development and/or harmonisation of AS 4100 with international standards particularly AISC 360 and BS EN 1993-1-1. The advantages and disadvantages of using these specifications/standards or parts of these, and the issues related to adoption of these standards in whole or in part in Australia are discussed.

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