DR AS/NZS 1170.2:20 – Draft for public comment  

Many may have received email notification that Part 2 of the Structural Design Actions Standard, covering wind actions, is being revised and that a draft have been released for comment. Details from Standards New Zealand are below.

DR AS NZS 1170.2:2020 – Structural design actions – Part 2: Wind actions

The objective of this Standard is to provide wind actions for use in the design of structures subject to wind action. It provides a detailed procedure for the determination of wind actions on structures, varying from those less sensitive to wind action to those for which dynamic response are to be taken into consideration. The objectives of this revision are to remove ambiguities, and to incorporate recent research and experiences from recent severe wind events in Australia and New Zealand. The design wind actions prescribed in this Standard are the minimum for the general cases described. The Joint Committee has considered exhaustive research and testing information from Australian, New Zealand and overseas sources in the preparation of this Standard.

Comments close on 25/05/2020