1 - AS 1664-1979 SAA ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES CODE
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - SECTION 1. GENERAL
6 - 1.1 SCOPE.
6 - 1.2 STANDARDS.
6 - 1.3 NEW MATERIALS OR METHODS.
6 - 1.4 DESIGN AND SUPERVISION.
6 - 1.4.1 Design.
6 - 1.4.2 Supervision.
6 - 1.5 DEFINITIONS.
6 - 1.5.1 General.
6 - 1.5.2 Administrative Definitions.
6 - 1.5.3 Technical Definitions.
6 - 1.6 NOTATION.
9 - SECTION 2. MATERIALS
9 - 2.1 ALUMINIUM ALLOYS.
9 - 2.2 FASTENERS AND FILLER RODS.
9 - 2.2.1 Aluminium Alloy Rivets, Bolts, Nuts and Washers.
9 - 2.2.2 Low Carbon Steel Bolts, Nuts and Washers.
9 - 2.2.3 Stainless Steel Nuts, Bolts and Washers.
10 - 2.2.4 Filler Rods.
10 - 2.3 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ALUMINIUM ALLOYS.
10 - 2.4 BUCKLING CONSTANTS.
10 - 2.5 STEEL.
10 - 2.6 CONCRETE.
16 - SECTION 3. GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
16 - 3.1 LOADS.
16 - 3.1.1 General.
16 - 3.1.2 Other Forces and Effects.
16 - 3.2 DESIGN.
16 - 3.2.1 General.
16 - 3.2.2 Computations.
16 - 3.2.3 Factors of Safety.
16 - 3.2.4 Wind Forces.
16 - 3.2.5 Stability.
16 - 3.2.6 Lateral Forces.
17 - 3.2.7 Lateral Restraining Systems.
17 - 3.2.7.1 General.
18 - 3.2.7.2 Forces.
18 - 3.2.7.3 Stiffness.
18 - 3.2.7.4 Multiple restraints.
18 - 3.2.7.5 Parallel restrained members.
18 - 3.2.7.6 Attachment of restraints.
18 - 3.2.7.7 Critical flange or chord.
18 - 3.2.8 Deflection.
18 - 3.2.9 Fatigue.
18 - 3.3 EXPERIMENTALLY BASED DESIGN.
18 - 3.3.1 General.
18 - 3.3.2 Test Loading.
18 - 3.3.2.1 Assessment of structural performance from tests.
18 - 3.3.2.2 Test forces.
18 - 3.3.2.3 Load factor.
18 - 3.3.2.4 Duration of loading.
18 - 3.3.2.5 Dynamically loaded structure.
18 - 3.3.3 Evaluation of Test Results.
18 - 3.4 WELD QUALITY IN WELDED STRUCTURES.
19 - SECTION 4. GEOMETRICAL PROPERTIES
19 - 4.1 GROSS SECTION.
19 - 4.2 EFFECTIVE SECTION.
19 - 4.2.1 Tension Members.
19 - 4.2.2 Angles.
19 - 4.2.3 Splice Members.
19 - 4.3 HOLE EFFECTIVE DIAMETERS.
19 - 4.4 SECTIONAL AREAS OF BOLTS AND RIVETS.
19 - 4.4.1 Shear Area.
19 - 4.4.2 Bearing Area.
19 - 4.4.3 Tension Area.
20 - SECTION 5. MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE STRESSES
20 - 5.1 GENERAL.
20 - 5.2 MINIMUM MECHANICAL PROPERTIES.
20 - 5.3 MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE STRESSES.
20 - 5.3.1 Stress Values.
20 - 5.3.2 General Formulas.
20 - 5.3.2.1 Tension, axial, net section.
20 - 5.3.2.2 Tension in extreme fibres of beams - rectangular tubes, structural shapes bent about strong axis.
20 - 5.3.2.3 Tension in extreme fibres of beams - round or oval tubes.
20 - 5.3.2.4 Tension in extreme fibres of beams - rectangular bars, plates, shapes bent about weak axis.
20 - 5.3.2.5 Bearing on rivets and bolts.
20 - 5.3.2.6 Bearing on flat surfaces and pins.
20 - 5.3.2.7 Compression in columns, axial, gross section.
21 - 5.3.2.8 Compression in components of columns -outstanding flanges and legs.
21 - 5.3.2.9 Compression in components of columns, gross section - flat plates with both edges supported.
21 - 5.3.2.10 Compression in components of columns, gross section - curved plates supported on both edges, walls of round or oval ...
21 - 5.3.2.11 Compression in beams, extreme fibre, gross section - single web beams bent about strong axis.
21 - 5.3.2.12 Compression in beams, extreme fibre, gross section - round or oval tubes.
22 - 5.3.2.13 Compression in beams, extreme fibre, gross section - solid rectangular beams.
22 - 5.3.2.14 Compression in beams, extreme fibre, gross section - rectangular tubes and box sections.
22 - 5.3.2.15 Compression in components of beams (component under uniform compression), gross section-outstanding flanges.
22 - 5.3.2.16 Compression in components of beams (component under uniform compression), gross section-flat plates with both edges ...
23 - 5.3.2.17 Compression in components of beams (component under bending in own plane), gross section-flat plates .....
23 - 5.3.2.18 Compression in components of beams (component under bending in own plane), gross section-flat plates ....
23 - 5.3.2.19 Compression in components of beams (component under bending in own plane), gross section-flat plates ....
23 - 5.3.2.20 Shear in webs - unstiffened flat webs.
23 - 5.3.2.21 Shear in webs - stiffened flat webs.
26 - 5.3.3 Maximum Permissible Stresses for Welded Members.
26 - 5.3.3.1 General.
26 - 5.3.3.2 Fillet welds.
26 - 5.3.3.3 Cross-section with part of area affected by heat of welding.
26 - 5.3.3.4 Columns and single-web beams with welds at locations other than ends, and cantilever columns and single web beams.
28 - 5.4 DESIGN DETAILS.
28 - 5.4.1 Stiffeners for Outstanding Flanges.
28 - 5.4.2 Horizontal Stiffeners for Shear Webs.
28 - 5.4.3 Vertical Stiffeners for Shear Webs.
28 - 5.4.3.1 Stiffeners to resist shear buckling.
28 - 5.4.3.2 Spacing.
28 - 5.4.3.3 Second moment of area.
28 - 5.4.3.4 Span.
28 - 5.4.3.5 Thickness.
28 - 5.4.3.6 Vertical stiffeners.
29 - 5.4.3.7 Stiffeners in bearing.
29 - 5.5 COMPRESSION IN SINGLE WEB LATERALLY UNBRACED BEAMS.
29 - 5.5.1 Scope of Rules.
29 - 5.5.2 Maximum Permissible Stress.
29 - 5.5.3 Elastic Critical Stress.
29 - 5.5.3.1 Doubly symmetric open sections.
30 - 5.5.3.2 Rectangular sections.
30 - 5.6 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THIN SECTIONS.
30 - 5.6.1 General.
30 - 5.6.2 Appearance of Buckling.
30 - 5.6.3 Weighted Average Maximum Permissible Compressive Stress.
30 - 5.6.4 Trapezoidal Formed Sheet Beams.
30 - 5.6.5 Effect of Local Buckling on Column Strength.
31 - 5.6.6 Effect of Local Buckling on Beam Strength.
31 - 5.6.7 Effective Width for Calculationof Deflection of Thin Sections.
31 - 5.6.8 Web Crippling.
32 - SECTION 6. COMBINED STRESSES
32 - 6.1 GENERAL.
32 - 6.2 COMBINED COMPRESSION AND BENDING.
32 - 6.3 COMBINED SHEAR, COMPRESSION AND BENDING.
32 - 6.4 TORSION AND SHEAR IN TUBES.
33 - SECTION 7. DESIGN OF CONNECTIONS
33 - 7.1 ARRANGEMENTS AND STRENGTH OF CONNECTIONS.
33 - 7.2 MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE FORCES ON RIVETS AND BOLTS.
33 - 7.3 DESIGN DETAILS.
33 - 7.3.1 Spacing of Rivets and Bolts.
33 - 7.3.2 Edge Distance of Rivets or Bolts.
33 - 7.3.3 Grip of Rivets and Bolts.
34 - 7.3.4 Stitch Rivets and Bolts.
34 - 7.4 ALTERNATIVE FASTENERS.
34 - 7.4.1 Blind Rivets.
34 - 7.4.2 Hollow-end Rivets.
34 - 7.4.3 Steel Rivets.
34 - 7.4.4 Lockbolts.
34 - 7.4.5 Thread-forming (Tapping) Screws and Metal Stitching Staples.
34 - 7.5 WELDED CONNECTIONS.
35 - SECTION 8. FABRICATION
35 - 8.1 LAYING OUT.
35 - 8.2 CUTTING.
35 - 8.3 HEATING.
35 - 8.4 PUNCHING, DRILLING, AND REAMING.
35 - 8.5 BOLTING.
35 - 8.6 RIVETING.
35 - 8.6.1 Hole Filling.
35 - 8.6.2 Defective Rivets.
35 - 8.7 WELDED STRUCTURES.
36 - SECTION 9. PAINTING
36 - 9.1 GENERAL.
36 - 9.2 CONTACT WITH DISSIMILAR MATERIALS.
36 - 9.3 CLEANING AND TREATMENT OF METAL SURFACES.
37 - APPENDIX A - MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE STRESSES FOR ALUMINIUM SECTIONS
37 - A1 GENERAL
37 - A2 NOTATION.
80 - APPENDIX B - FATIGUE
80 - B1 INTRODUCTION.
80 - B2 GENERAL.
80 - B3 LOADS AND STRESS CONCENTRATIONS.
81 - B4 PERMISSIBLE STRESSES.
81 - B4.1 General.
81 - B4.2 Single Stress Cycle.
81 - B4.3 Different Stress Cycles.
81 - B4.4 Maximum Stresses Not to be Exceeded.
81 - B5 CLASSES OF CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS.
81 - B5.1 General.
81 - B5.2 Class 1.
81 - B5.3 Class 2.
81 - B5.4 Class 3.
82 - B5.5 Class 4
82 - B5.6 Class 5.
82 - B5.7 Class 6.
82 - B5.8 Class 7.
82 - B5.9 Class 8.
82 - B5.10 Class 9.
82 - B5.11 Dressed Butt Welds.
82 - B5.12 Bolts and Rivets.
82 - B5.13 Butt Welds between Members of Dissimilar Thickness or Width.
82 - B5.14 Weld Repairs.
82 - B5.15 Load-carrying Fillet Welds.
82 - B6 FATIGUE ACCEPTANCE TEST.
82 - B6.1 Application.
82 - B6.2 Loading.
83 - B6.3 Acceptance.
83 - B6.4 Safe-life Structures.
83 - B6.5 Fail-safe Structures.
98 - APPENDIX C - STRUTS
98 - C1 AXIALLY LOADED STRUTS.
98 - C2 ECCENTRICALLY LOADED STRUTS.
98 - C2.1 Single-bay Struts.
98 - C2.2 Struts of Two Components Back-to-back.
98 - C2.3 Others.
98 - C3 TORSIONAL BUCKLING.
99 - C4 BATTENED STRUTS.
99 - C4.1 General.
99 - C4.2 Spacing.
102 - APPENDIX D - CONSTANTS FOR LATERAL BUCKLING OF BEAMS
105 - APPENDIX E - REFERENCES ON THE ELASTIC FLEXURAL/TORSIONAL BUCKLING OF BEAMS